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'Only,' 'lonely,' 'alone' and even 'atone' all derive from the number 'one,' which, by the way, wasn’t always pronounced as if it began with the letter w.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 245: "One Is the Loneliest Number." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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