Grandma used the word “whatsome” a lot. I've never heard anyone else say it. I often wonder where it came from.

Curiously, the Oxford Dictionary defines it as an obsolete #MiddleEnglish word meaning “whatever” that hasn't been used in over 500 years.

“Whatsome” was Grandma's “whatchamacallit”. She could also say “and whatsome” in the sense of “and so on”.

Incidentally, Oxford recognises “whatsomever” as a surviving #dialect word.

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Me he decidido. ¿Alguien en el fediverso que se anime a darme clases de inglés? Pagaría por clase, los fines de semana, por ahora.

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Spacy Sunday: „Mass Effect 2 LE“ (english/deutsch)

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