When did "nother" become so popular???

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I musta been asleep at the time, but somehow "nother" has taken over television. And always with a "whole."

I don't watch a lot of TV, but it seems that whenever I do, I keep running into it.

"That's a whole nother story entirely."

"There's a whole nother way of looking at it."

Bad enough we keep hearing about "all new" episodes. I've never heard a promo for a partly new episode--and I seriously question that there is such an animal--so the "all" really is unnecessary.

But EVERY promo for a new episode of anything…is characterized as “all new.”

In any case, that's a whole nother subject...and I don't want to get into it here.

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Probably since GW has been murdering the language of this country. people have been covering up that jerk's speech patterns and words like "misunderestimate" have become K AStreet fashion.

"Douche bag" has become very popular ever since the SOpranos made it a household title of disrespect. See, New Jersey can too be proud of something.

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@farmerman,

I wantcha ta know dat New Jersey is not only proud of Illinois, it is also thankful for its existence.

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@Frank Apisa,

"whole nother" is something I know from growing up in the Ottawa Valley

Maybe it's a sign that Canadian writers have taken over the U.S. media? Canadian comedians took over Hollywood years ago - maybe it's general writers now.

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@Frank Apisa,

I guess you musta been asleep for a very long time, Frank.

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M-W:
Main Entry:
noth·er Listen to the pronunciation of nother
Variant(s):
or 'noth·er Listen to the pronunciation of 'nother \ˈnə-thər\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
alteration (from misdivision of another) of other, adjective
Date:
circa 1909

: other —used especially in the phrase a whole nother —used chiefly in speech or informal prose

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nother
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@ehBeth,

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Maybe it's a sign that Canadian writers have taken over the U.S. media? Canadian comedians took over Hollywood years ago - maybe it's general writers now.

Yet a nother sign of the Apocalypse.

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"nother" fits right in with "whiter than whiter" , "new and improved" (i've never heard : new but inferior) and other such slogans .
hbg

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@hamburger,

Is it whiter than white, Hamburger?

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@JTT,

i'd say "whiter than white" is already outmoded - it's got to be "whiter than whiter " to make any impact in today's advertising market Wink

hbg

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I know that an advertising phrase from my youth, "Better than better" was used because the oleomargarine companies were forbidden to say that their product was better than butter...

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@JTT,

you mean it's been a ligit word since 1909?

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@Sglass,

That's what M-W says. Do you find that surprising, Sglass?

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@JTT,

The word has never been in my vocabulary. Just a vague awareness of its existence.

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