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Eggcornology

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Folk etymology by jorkel
2 7088 2007-07-06 20:01:47 by patschwieterman
From little eggcorns mightly oaked reese grow! by Day Vid
0 2956 2007-07-06 18:15:57 by Day Vid
how many examples do you need before it's a true eggcorn? by TootsNYC
3 5937 2007-06-28 19:08:00 by booboo
Can kids create eggcorns? by jorkel
5 9087 2007-06-26 10:42:57 by TootsNYC
eggcorn vs. malapropism by patschwieterman
4 14566 2007-06-25 17:23:56 by patschwieterman
Is an eggcorn a word or a phrase? by Craig C Clarke
2 5645 2007-06-04 13:59:04 by Craig C Clarke
Stainless Teal by cdenman
1 4261 2007-05-15 16:10:20 by jorkel
"On the up and up" -- misused idioms vs. stealth eggcorns by jorkel
1 6117 2007-04-18 11:44:57 by tannerpittman
Comment on clique > click: proliferation despite french knowledge by Some Rain
5 9883 2007-04-16 12:24:30 by jorkel
Theory of the Stealth Eggcorn by jorkel
1 4718 2007-04-13 10:37:33 by booboo
'Wrack' vs. 'rack' by Brenda M. Shaw
8 28140 2007-04-12 09:47:59 by jorkel
driving by Christine Ashby
2 5401 2007-02-12 13:17:40 by maddog_frenzy
Folk etymology by julierc
0 3351 2006-11-14 19:58:46 by julierc
3 subjects actually--automobiles, medicine, and common expression by clas0024
0 3705 2006-10-07 11:26:47 by clas0024
New similar phrase vs. incorrect version of old phrase? by fpberger
1 5417 2006-09-25 14:21:23 by jorkel
Idiom blends or eggcorns? by jorkel
0 4339 2006-09-19 11:27:40 by jorkel
CLEARvoyant? and the onus of common etymology. by jorkel
3 7437 2006-09-14 10:11:27 by Tom Neely
Dumb Freedom by Peter Forster
1 4566 2006-09-08 21:32:30 by jorkel
Here's a website loaded with Eggcorns. by jorkel
2 5711 2006-09-05 10:42:28 by jorkel
Variational principle as a test for eggcorns. by jorkel
5 9371 2006-08-27 02:43:15 by patschwieterman
Required reading! by Chris Waigl
1 5196 2006-08-13 17:33:26 by jaydrama
Pith and Vinegar or Piss and Vinegar? by Alienmiki
3 14430 2006-08-10 20:19:46 by htillberg
'perimeters' for 'parameters' by -DeeT
2 6283 2005-11-14 14:00:50 by alecmcclay
Appreciative for Appreciable by Paul Nance
0 5783 2005-10-30 07:18:24 by Paul Nance

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