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Here, here! vs. Hear, hear! by JonW719
Slips, innovations and reshapings 4 2022-03-21 07:50:55 by DavidTuggy
"laud it over" for "lord it over" by Breffni
Contribute! 2 2021-07-25 19:16:53 by DavidTuggy
Tarnished with the same brush (Tarred...) by wayner
Contribute! 18 2019-09-22 18:10:34 by DavidTuggy
Ninth Degree for Nth Degree? by Tom Neely
Contribute! 14 2019-08-24 05:38:17 by Peter Forster
Things you read and understood but mispronounced in your mind by JonW719  [ 1 2 3 … 7 ]
Slips, innovations and reshapings 156 2019-07-02 11:47:54 by kem
Safe Deposit Box/Safety Deposit Box by Craig C Clarke
Contribute! 9 2019-06-24 09:07:51 by Peter Forster
Part-boiled for parboiled by JonW719
Slips, innovations and reshapings 4 2019-03-03 13:23:34 by kem
back round for background by zuppa
Contribute! 4 2018-11-14 02:59:05 by Dixon Wragg
"Cowtail" for "kow-tow" by woodpijn
Contribute! 7 2017-12-30 13:22:40 by yanogator
Pissy Fit for Hissy Fit by Tom Neely
Slips, innovations and reshapings 5 2017-10-13 13:15:19 by David Bird
How did you discover the Eggcorn database and forum? by JonW719
Soapbox 8 2017-01-05 11:52:39 by Stingnicu
Hmm, wasn't quite sure where to fit this - feels like a suggestion... by Techwreck  [ 1 2 ]
Soapbox 39 2016-10-31 12:35:04 by yanogator
Paul Brians' Common Errors in English Usage by jorkel
Eggcornology 11 2016-02-02 09:14:25 by Dixon Wragg
Hiding Ghost Seek by LyallP
Contribute! 10 2016-01-05 22:08:40 by burred
'wreckloose' for 'recluse' by Peter Forster
Contribute! 4 2015-12-23 10:30:43 by burred
Core Competencies - for Core Competences ? by DavidB
Contribute! 3 2015-11-30 04:31:29 by Dixon Wragg
"Big Whigs" for "big wigs" by AKMA
Contribute! 9 2015-11-26 07:23:18 by DavidTuggy
"boards/boats well" for "bodes well" by patschwieterman
Contribute! 4 2015-09-20 15:22:30 by Dixon Wragg
jaw harp, jew's harp, juice harp by litsskad
Contribute! 16 2015-08-21 07:54:11 by DavidTuggy
go hairwire by DavidTuggy
Contribute! 5 2015-07-29 19:36:05 by DavidTuggy
'epitaphs' for 'epithets' by wordmaniac
Contribute! 12 2015-06-24 19:29:51 by David Bird
Cotton Dry by savvo
Contribute! 4 2014-10-06 09:30:55 by David Bird
"shinny up" or "shimmy up"? by hoshi
Contribute! 7 2014-07-27 21:59:15 by kem
pine comb for pine cone by Techwreck
Contribute! 5 2014-07-04 16:11:45 by Dixon Wragg
eggcorns: the new fashion excessory by patschwieterman
Contribute! 6 2014-04-10 01:52:23 by Dixon Wragg
"a storm in the offering" for offing by donoble
Contribute! 3 2014-01-09 20:05:00 by David Bird
"darn right rude" instead of "downright rude" by TootsNYC
Contribute! 4 2014-01-04 08:15:52 by burred
"hewing cry" for "hue and cry" by patschwieterman
Contribute! 2 2013-11-06 06:41:08 by burred
"Skiddish" for "skittish" by Dixon Wragg
Eggcornology 4 2013-07-27 05:39:19 by Dixon Wragg
Self-depreciating vs. self-deprecating by JonW719
Contribute! 9 2013-05-16 16:36:28 by Dixon Wragg

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