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Old 04-13-2009, 01:04 AM   #171
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
If you have access to the Oxford English Dictionary, you will be able to find the word "nother".
Why bother with Oxford, Merriam-Webster has
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Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster

Main Entry: noth·er
Variant(s): or 'noth·er \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
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