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minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoIt’s originally a French word so I would guess that nitch is likely the more recent mutation.
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoYeah. “Nitch” didn’t show up until 1917 and got added to the Webster dictionary in 1961.
minus-squareBruisedMoose@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoOh, I agree. The Frenchish version just wasn’t around me growing up.
It’s originally a French word so I would guess that nitch is likely the more recent mutation.
Yeah. “Nitch” didn’t show up until 1917 and got added to the Webster dictionary in 1961.
Oh, I agree. The Frenchish version just wasn’t around me growing up.