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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread a whole nother #71547 05/27/2002 11:48 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 39 Nacogdoches, Texas, USA Robert Payne newbie Robert Payne newbie Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 39 Nacogdoches, Texas, USA From boronia in "if the shoe fits": "...but that could be a whole nother thread" I don't recall ever seeing an adjective placed inside the word it modifies. Fun! Actually, I say "a whole nother" from time to time, but have never seen it written. Should there be an apostraphe in front of the n? How about after the a?! Actually, I guess there is no use in discussing the spelling of "a whole nother" since the "whole" part is redundant. Robert Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a whole nother #71548 05/28/2002 12:07 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Good to see you posting again, Robert! I just happened to be on the board when you put this up. I had a similar question once which resulted in this: "a whole nother thread!???" http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=30497 It led to a pretty intriguing discussion. If you, or anyone else, have anything to tack on, please add to it here! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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