Some new words are created by mistake. , until about four hundred years ago, the word pease was used to describe one pea or many peas. , people began to assume that pease was the plural of pea. , a new word—pea—was made (Mahoney).

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Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language

Some new words are created by mistake. , until about four hundred years ago, the word pease was used to describe one pea or many peas. , people began to assume that pease was the plural of pea. , a new word—pea—was made (Mahoney).

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