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Wed 7 Jan, 2009 04:08 pm
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.
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.
@farmerman,
I wantcha ta know dat New Jersey is not only proud of Illinois, it is also thankful for its existence.
@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.
@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,
Quote: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.
"nother" fits right in with "whiter than whiter" , "new and improved" (i've never heard : new but inferior) and other such slogans .
hbg
@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
hbg
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...
@JTT,
you mean it's been a ligit word since 1909?
@Sglass,
That's what M-W says. Do you find that surprising, Sglass?
@JTT,
The word has never been in my vocabulary. Just a vague awareness of its existence.
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