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Hot for Words lesson: Ketchup vs Catsup

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The word is first recorded in English in 1690 in the form catchup , in 1711 in the form ketchup , and in 1730 in the form catsup . All three spelling variants of this foreign borrowing remain current. Dictionary.com Unabridged .

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