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shawnmmurphy | 19:14 Thu 17th Jul 2003 | Food & Drink
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Where did the word donut originate?
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From someone who couldn't spell "doughnut" - a nut (lump) of dough. "Doughnut" was first used in both UK and US in 1809.
21:03 Thu 17th Jul 2003
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Both spellings are acceptable in the US, Toglet, and that may be where the question comes from: while Washington Irving refers to "doughnuts" in 1809 in his History of New York, contemporary fast-food chains such as 'Dunkin' Donuts' obviously prefer the shortened version. (And no, I'm not Spellmaster or the Anti-Spellmaster!)
09:42 Fri 18th Jul 2003
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Most likely somewhere right next to the first police stations.
02:14 Sun 20th Jul 2003
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In the majority of dictionaries both spellings are used.

A short history from the Smithsonian Institute:

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issue
s98/mar98/object_mar98.html

21:40 Sun 20th Jul 2003

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