Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:01:07 -0500

From: Cynthia Bernstein bernscy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU

Subject: Re: whole nuther ballgame



I read this as an infix

a-whole-nother



Cynthia Bernstein

Dept. of English

Auburn University, AL 36849-5203





On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Jeutonne P. Brewer wrote:



What is the source/background/history of a phrase like

whole nuther xxx? Someone asked me about his phrase today.

I've heard it all my life. I hear it in the English Department

here. I think that I have read some discussion of this, but

evidently I didn't pay attention.



Jeutonne



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