Amy Guskin  wrote:
>
> Not a typo, and yes, I meant it. =A0Although I'll allow that it must be a
> regionalism. =A0I've heard this expression -- "to nanter on"
-- all my li=
fe. =A0
> It shows up with at least a couple of results in English in Google.
>
> But it wouldn't be a Pennsylvania regionalism, or at least not _solely_ o=
ne. =A0
> I've only lived here since 1988; I grew up in the NY metropolitan area.

I've heard "to natter on" and "to banter on".  I thought it was
a deliberate merging of the two.  But I've also heard
gi-normous as a merge of gigantic and enormous all of my
life.
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