One more round of reader eggcorns: I’ve been enjoying the thread. And then earlier tonight during happy hour, a friend said: “My Mom has a heart on for Pope Francis.” I didn’t even bring attention to it, I just immediately thought, “I need to write the Dish!” Another: Someone said “Jew him down” around me when I was 15 and … Continue reading Busted With An Eggcorn, Ctd
The eggcorns keep tumbling from the in-tray: I’m surprised you haven’t published this one yet. I used to work in a methadone clinic with folks who were quite low on the socioeconomic ladder. On more than one occasion, someone would talk about how sad they were feeling about a family member or friend who was … Continue reading Busted With An Eggcorn, Ctd
A classic Dish thread continues: I used to think people were saying they need to “make a piss stop” when going to the restroom at work, instead of pitt stop. One day I earnestly asked a female colleague, “Are they saying ‘piss stop’ or is it ‘pitt stop’??” And so she spit out her water and … Continue reading Busted With An Eggcorn, Ctd
A flood of emails came in following my bleg for examples of eggcorns. The most commonly cited one: An eggcorn I am guilty of is “for all intents and purposes”. I guess I thought it was an extreme statement, therefore I was guilty of stating the phrase as for all INTENSIVE purposes. Another: A former employer always said … Continue reading Busted With An Eggcorn, Ctd
Well this is embarrassing. I’ve been righteously hauled in front of the language observers for the following boo-boo: But it could give the neocons a new leash on life, a way to invigorate their exhausted ideological engines. (Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish, July 9, 2007) Of course, I should have written lease on life. But … Continue reading Busted With An Eggcorn
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