Saturday, January 31, 2015

Word of the Day

natch \nach\,
adverb:
 Of course; naturally.

 She was even more delighted to hear that you were planning to invest in her health club, and hopes to see you there as a patron as well as an investor. At reduced rates, natch? -- Evelyn E. Smith, "Miss Melville Returns"

Yes, well, your father, who has no humanitarian instincts, is already designing a computer program to put the Lever process on automatic. For a small fee, natch. -- Dana Stabenow, "Second Star"

Natch is a shortening and respelling of the common English word naturally.

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