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stickybuns · 10-01-2011, 05:01 PM

Hmm.. Random House Webster's had it listed as "naysayer." Anybody got access to the OED?

ETA: "Compound terms are often introduced into the language as separate or hyphenated words, and as they become more commonplace, they tend to fuse into a single word" (American Psychological Association's Publication Manual, pg 90 section 3.11).

So, historically, it was originally nay sayer... then nay-sayer... and now it's turned into naysayer.

10-01-2011, 05:01 PM	#43
stickybuns Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 479729 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Paperwhite 2	Hmm.. Random House Webster's had it listed as "naysayer." Anybody got access to the OED? ETA: "Compound terms are often introduced into the language as separate or hyphenated words, and as they become more commonplace, they tend to fuse into a single word" (American Psychological Association's Publication Manual, pg 90 section 3.11). So, historically, it was originally nay sayer... then nay-sayer... and now it's turned into naysayer. Last edited by stickybuns; 10-01-2011 at 05:22 PM. Reason: Why, yes, I am a nerd. Why do you ask?