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#1 2006-10-02 14:11:51

Peter Forster
Eggcornista
From: UK
Registered: 2006-09-06
Posts: 1258

'wretched' for 'retched'

“she wretched” – 3,150 Googlehits
“he wretched” – 521 ”

I suspect this may be an eggcorn because while retching, or having retched, the retcher may well feel wretched...

His stomach rebelled and he wretched heavily. Groaning, he wiped his hand across his mouth and got to his feet. He tried to gain his bearings as his head …
www.phoenixsong.net/fanfiction/story/4119/ – 57k

Then as she finished her sandwich she began to turn greenish and she wretched all over the floor. All the people who work at mcdonalds rushed to her aid. ...
rumandmonkey.com/popstory/index.php?action=read;ident=1599 – 18k

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