RobWords | NUMPIRE, NAPRON, [N]EWT and other words we're getting wrong @RobWords | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Did you know an umpire should actually be "a numpire"?
What's more... an apron should be "a napron", an adder "a nadder", a newt "an ewt", and a nickname "an ickname". This video explains why on earth that is.
For centuries, English scholars have been accidentally "rebracketing" words (it's also known as "metanalysis"). Many of their mistakes have stuck in the language, meaning we continue to get these words wrong.
===CHAPTERS===
0:00 Numpire, napron & nadder
0:27 Explanation of rebracketing
1:20 Newt & nickname
1:44 Evidence in other languages
2:06 Errors that didn't catch on
2:24 Bye bye
Did you know an umpire should actually be "a numpire"?
What's more... an apron should be "a napron", an adder "a nadder", a newt "an ewt", and a nickname "an ickname". This video explains why on earth that is.
For centuries, English scholars have been accidentally "rebracketing" words (it's also known as "metanalysis"). Many of their mistakes have stuck in the language, meaning we continue to get these words wrong.
===CHAPTERS===
0:00 Numpire, napron & nadder
0:27 Explanation of rebracketing
1:20 Newt & nickname
1:44 Evidence in other languages
2:06 Errors that didn't catch on
2:24 Bye bye
![NUMPIRE, NAPRON, [N]EWT and other words were getting wrong](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XBVu4CjYZmo/hqdefault.jpg "NUMPIRE, NAPRON, [N]EWT and other words were getting wrong
Did you know an umpire should actually be a numpire?
Whats more... an apron should be a napron, an adder a nadder, a newt an ewt, and a nickname an ickname. This video explains why on earth that is.
For centuries, English scholars have been accidentally rebracketing words (its also known as metanalysis). Many of their mistakes have stuck in the language, meaning we continue to get these words wrong.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Numpire, napron & nadder
0:27 Explanation of rebracketing
1:20 Newt & nickname
1:44 Evidence in other languages
2:06 Errors that didnt catch on
2:24 Bye bye")
