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Chris -- 2025-05-10
I recently came across eggcorns in an article in New Scientist magazine and this word came to mind immediately. I first heard it used by a coworker at coffee break about fifteen years ago and it has become part of my vocabulary. I find it much more descriptive than the original word idiosyncrasy from which it is derived.
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IDIOTSYNCRACY! Kinda conjures up the notion of IDIOTs in SYNC in a bureauCRACY. Cute!
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