natch (1942)

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU
Thu Oct 13 19:52:57 UTC 2005


natch = naturally (OED/HDAS/MWCD 1945)

1942 _Los Angeles Times_ 29 Nov. (This Week Magazine) 9/4 "Natch," said
the man on the bench to the old one, "it was a pity to keep the people
waiting. But no great harm done."
["By Divine Right", short story by Elsie Taye]
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--Ben Zimmer



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