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Oddly enough, "Cottoned on" is actually a legit phrase, not a misspelling. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cotton-on.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanin
by rrauenza 3y ago
Oddly enough, "Cottoned on" is actually a legit phrase, not a misspelling.
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cotton-on.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cotton-on.html
...and I don't believe the etymology is related to 'caught', either.
- CydeWeys 3y ago... it's not odd, that's an expression that I know and use! Couldn't tell you a thing about its etymology though.