On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:52 +1100, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:36 PM, David H Wild <dhw...@talktalk.net> wrote: >> In article <mnydnwm7b9i5ndfmnz2dnuvz_s6dn...@giganews.com>, Larry Hudson >> <org...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> The word "apron" was originally "napron", and over the years the phrase >>> "a napron" mutated to "an apron". So that became the accepted word. >> >> Similarly, the snake was a nadder - congruent with the natterjack toad. > > Hey look, snakes, we're back on topic!
Ha! Great shot, Chris A. People who enjoy this sort of linguistic diversion would very likely enjoy John McWhorter's classes from the Teaching Company, which is where I first encountered many of the examples given in this thread. -- To email me, substitute nowhere->spamcop, invalid->net. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
