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		rrauenza on May 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Texas professor fails entire class from graduating... Oddly enough, "Cottoned on" is actually a legit phrase, not a misspelling. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cotton-on.html ...and I don't believe the etymology is related to 'caught', either.

CydeWeys on May 17, 2023 [–]

... it's not odd, that's an expression that I know and use!

Couldn't tell you a thing about its etymology though.

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