Comments on: A-whole-nother http://www.firsttube.com/read/A-whole-nother/ crunchy nuggets, served semi-daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lauren http://www.firsttube.com/read/A-whole-nother/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Lauren Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:25:50 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/A-whole-nother#comment-2798 It really should be "another whole", where the "whole" is at the end of the phrase not in the middle of "another". (2 mins later) I just realized it wouldn't make sense if you said "another whole cookie", because that would mean that you want an entire cookie, not one in pieces like you could have had before. I am now thoroughly confused. It really should be “another whole”, where the “whole” is at the end of the phrase not in the middle of “another”.

(2 mins later)
I just realized it wouldn’t make sense if you said “another whole cookie”, because that would mean that you want an entire cookie, not one in pieces like you could have had before.
I am now thoroughly confused.

]]> By: Stephen Stagg http://www.firsttube.com/read/A-whole-nother/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Stephen Stagg Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:50:49 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/A-whole-nother#comment-280 On a related note, there is certain academic evidence to suggest that oranges used to be noranges [spanish: naranja or something] then people started saying 'a norange', which settled into 'an orange'. On a related note, there is certain academic evidence to suggest that oranges used to be noranges [spanish: naranja or something] then people started saying ‘a norange’, which settled into ‘an orange’.

]]> By: David Adams http://www.firsttube.com/read/A-whole-nother/comment-page-1/#comment-249 David Adams Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:27:48 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/A-whole-nother#comment-249 Funny coincidence. What I realized is that "a whole nother" is actually just like when we put an interjection into any other word, like "un effin beliveable." You take the word "another", and you cram the word "whole" inside it. I consider it a perfectly legitimate linguistic innovation. You're not creating the word "nother," you're just breaking the word "another" apart, and putting it together funny. Funny coincidence. What I realized is that “a whole nother” is actually just like when we put an interjection into any other word, like “un effin beliveable.” You take the word “another”, and you cram the word “whole” inside it. I consider it a perfectly legitimate linguistic innovation. You’re not creating the word “nother,” you’re just breaking the word “another” apart, and putting it together funny.

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