Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:57:00 -0400 From: "Jeutonne P. Brewer" Subject: whole nuther ballgame 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 ********************************************** Jeutonne P. Brewer, Associate Professor Department of English University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27412 email: jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu URL: http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer ***********************************************