Demonyms: Why People from North Carolina Are Called Tar Heels. 'Healthy' Versus 'Healthful.' Sussies 3!
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Is Healthsome a Competing Word?
There was a third competing word way back in those days, health some. Healthful is something, you know, maybe older people will use. Or em, if you want to sound old timy,. You can make a joke like, oh, this ale is quite healthsome and it just completely fell out of favor. Even bak, in the late 18 hundreds, when these usage guide experts were making a big deal out of the difference, they weren't really sticking.
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