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I've wondered about this for a while.

Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Torack
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Anyone know why the word "news" doesn't have a k at the beginning? I mean, think about it. Shouldn't it have come from the word "to know" because in the process of reading the news you're "knowing" about the things that are going on in the world, you're beginning to "know" new things and all that sorts of stuff. Just something that crossed my mind and had be bugged.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by Nightlock
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Perhaps it plays off of 'new', as in "I bought a new car" instead of 'knew', as in "I already knew that".

Otherwise, thought provoking xD
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by LetsFly
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What Nightlock said is completely correct :) The word "news" developed in the 14th century and is actually just a plural of the word "new"-- which obviously is not a noun to be pluralized, but early forms of journalism and publication of current events used the word as if it were.
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by AxeEcliptica
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O__O ow my brain
Hidden 11 yrs ago Post by BlueRose
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As in "these are the new things that have happened" these are the "news." What's new? Here's the news of today. Something new that happened is Jorick bought a llama. Another new thing is that Turt knows how to flip cats. These are multiple new things, thus, the "news." :3

It's fun to ponder words.
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