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go ashtray << go astray by kem
2 4215 2009-02-11 09:19:15 by JonW719
pass the buck(et) by Dadge
1 1266 2009-02-11 08:54:31 by DavidTuggy
carryall by DavidTuggy
0 1230 2009-02-10 19:04:44 by DavidTuggy
Two historical eggcorns: contre-danse and bridegroom by kem
1 3454 2009-02-10 09:49:04 by JonW719
"'til your heart's content" by jmaiuri
1 1637 2009-02-10 09:45:44 by JonW719
'ostretch' for 'ostrich' by klakritz
1 3191 2009-02-09 11:15:50 by JonW719
invested when meaning vested by JRoy
3 5470 2009-02-07 18:47:22 by JonW719
Illiciting sex by Wordworking
2 3928 2009-02-07 13:49:30 by Peter Forster
Fig Newton by heisenbergsRat
2 1478 2009-02-07 12:20:32 by Mistmi01
'steamy underbelly' for 'seamy underbelly' by Peter Forster
1 2767 2009-02-07 09:39:58 by Wordworking
'pearler' for 'purler' by Peter Forster
2 3319 2009-02-06 12:48:36 by JonW719
ragland << raglan by kem
7 4058 2009-02-05 18:25:05 by DavidTuggy
Gerry-rigged vs. jerry-rigged/jury-rigged (shades of Petty Annie) by TootsNYC
1 2720 2009-02-04 23:51:50 by patschwieterman
petty Annie and vigil auntie by DavidTuggy  [ 1 2 ]
34 45877 2009-02-04 09:21:38 by nilep
beyond the pail << beyond the pale by kem
0 3677 2009-02-03 11:53:41 by kem
'vex' for 'vent' by Peter Forster
1 1457 2009-02-03 11:42:50 by DavidTuggy
'the hank of' for 'the hang of' by Peter Forster
1 1472 2009-02-03 00:07:18 by kem
HYPERdermic (hypo-) by jorkel
1 1554 2009-02-02 23:57:00 by kem
"ice sickles" for "icicles" by fishbait1
2 8469 2009-02-01 23:23:49 by DavidTuggy
PULL/POOL our resources/together by jorkel
0 4946 2009-02-01 10:38:30 by jorkel
'crepe de sheen' for 'crepe de Chine' by klakritz
0 2102 2009-01-30 19:53:31 by klakritz
Economy went Sour/South by jorkel
3 3434 2009-01-30 12:48:53 by jorkel
write-off > right-off by sesquiotic
0 1074 2009-01-27 14:13:06 by sesquiotic
columnbarium--a demi-eggcorn? by hstahlke
2 2339 2009-01-27 13:12:43 by Craig C Clarke
The Kid's Gloves by instarx
7 5495 2009-01-27 10:41:15 by Fishbait2
"wonton" for "wanton" by fishbait1
1 1893 2009-01-26 23:11:40 by patschwieterman
'headonist' for 'hedonist' by Peter Forster
0 1369 2009-01-26 13:37:42 by Peter Forster
full pantic mode by DavidTuggy
11 10892 2009-01-24 20:03:21 by DavidTuggy
A SHELL/shadow of one's former self. by jorkel
3 3686 2009-01-23 15:44:23 by DavidTuggy
"Chunk" for the verb "chuck" by Dixon Wragg
14 10936 2009-01-23 13:47:32 by DavidTuggy

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