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bigturkeyme
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bigturkeyme asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

how come raisins has 2 eyes in that word?

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  • The Devil Bat
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    So they can see better when they sing and dance to Heard It Trough The Grape Vine.

  • Kelsey
    1 decade ago

    It is like raise. RAIse. The way I learned to spell it was the first three letters of "raise" then "ins"

  • no chip on my shoulder
    1 decade ago

    I think this word evolved most from French influence which of course evolved from Latin. At one time it was "raycin".

    Source(s): Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
  • Tigger
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    How come it has 2 esses? Same reason.

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  • Suzysmate
    1 decade ago

    Because that is the way you spell it!!

  • guzzlegob
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    RAYZINS ...

    Better?

    Had to get rid of the second S as that one bothered me ;-)

  • holly
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    "rolls eyes"

  • barbara v
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    What would you like for it to have instead??

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