It was just one of those things. A vowel sound was ever-so-slightly altered by a Southern accent, leading one word to sound like another. More specifically, a long “a” became a short “e,” changing the entire meaning of one word. Thus, a poetic song title was born.

Iconic musician Stevie Nicks had just gone solo from her band Fleetwood Mac when she found herself chatting with Tom Petty’s first wife, Jane Benyo. Digging into their relationship, a topic Nicks certainly liked writing about, she asked Jane how old she was when she and Petty met. But the simple answer was misunderstood due to that vowel miscommunication. Accents can be funny that way.

Benyo said they had met at the “age of seventeen.” Nicks heard, “edge of seventeen,” and an absolute classic hit song was born. The story, which has been posted over time on social media and verified by Nicks herself, has gone viral yet again after........

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