Thread: The Nook: What should they have called it?
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Old 10-26-2009, 11:32 AM   #60
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
Sorry... U.S. thing. This is a reference to the popular and long-running Thomas' English Muffins commercials that most Americans have grown up watching, and that emphasize how well the muffin's "nooks and crannies" hold the melted butter. I think when most people in the U.S. hear the word "nook," the word "cranny" immediately springs to mind, and then a certain muffin...
Call it a Cranny?

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Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster

Main Entry: cran·ny
Pronunciation: \ˈkra-nē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural crannies
Etymology: Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch
Date: 15th century

1 : a small break or slit : crevice
2 : an obscure nook or corner
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