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How 'napron' became 'apron' (and what that has to do with newts). 'Ahold' or 'a hold'?
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Inyan Fogarty talks about how certain words came to be the way they are in English. The most commonly told story of language changing because of misunderstandings like an app is the story of the word apron. This week, we'll talk about naparins and getting ahold of someone.
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