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I Assume Spelling Reformers Asked: Does Yawning Have Anything to Do with Monkeys?

de Volkskrant21 September · 20:002 days ago

Columnist Paulien Cornelisse reflects on the word 'apegapen' (yawning) while recovering from illness, questioning if spelling reformers considered its connection to monkeys. She notes the term survived reforms that changed other words and compares it to similar rhyming terms like 'ginnegappen' and 'lanterfanten.'

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