I Just Discovered A Word March 22, 2008
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I think I just discovered a word. It’s a real word, but it’s not in the dictionary. The word is “nother.” I’ve been thinking about it all day. Actually, lately, I’ve been thinking about what words mean a lot. But anyways. Nother. It’s a word that is used all the time, but only in other words or phrases. Like, “another.” In English, the word “a” means “one”, and “a” and “an” in English are used the same way that “un” and “una” are used in Spanish. They both mean “one” but they are both used in different situations.
The word “another” sounds like two words. “A” and “nother.” So “one nother.” What does “nother” mean? Well, “another” means, and I quote:
Another (a-nuth-er) adj. 1: one more, an additional 2: a different
So. “A” means “one,” and “another” means “one more.” You see where I’m going with this. The word “nother” means “more.” Though, it’s never used. Except, I’ve noticed, people say “whole nother.” Like, for example:
“It broke, so I had to buy a whole nother one!”
Even though this is the only time the word “nother” is ever used in actual conversation, it doesn’t make sense in this context. Weird.
Anyways, I discovered a word. It’s real, and you should use it, and get all of your friends to use it. I hope to discover nother words in the future.
