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The word is refrigerate
Chong Dak wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote: > > Charlene Charette wrote: > >> Steve Wertz wrote: > >>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote: > > >>>> There is no d in refrigerate. > > >>> But there is in 'fridge'. Â*Go figure. > > >> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator". > > > And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced "fridge". > > > nancy > > And frig means something COMPLETELY different.  Not so fast... fridge Variant(s): also frig \ˈfrij\ noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1926 : refrigerator --- |
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