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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google counts on Oct 12, 2006
16,300,000 “porous”
59,900 “pourous”
Analysis by Joe Krozel
A solid item which is “porous” is permeable to liquids. One can easily see how this notion might be connected to the tendancy for liquid to “pour” through/ out of such an item.
Examples:
In this example, people might “pour” across “pourous” borders…
The Western Alliance: Pourous Borders? How about Factory-Trained …Pourous Borders? How about Factory-Trained Customs Idiots. Check out my Blog for a completely ludicrious story from the Northern Border and a Rant on it. ...
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Molding a Mask [Archive] – The Dented HelmetYou take the slush (the material the item is going to be made out of) and then you pour it in a pourous mold (such as plaster of paris). ...
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small cracks in Yixing teapotsThe Yixing clay is pourous and it ‘breathes’ everytime you pour water into it. You don’t usually see it because you most likely have tea leaves in it. ...
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Independent Media Center of Philadelphia | Ain’t the Net Grand …anyone who allows 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants into a pourous border … That’s because Lake Pontchartrain continues to pour through a two – block …
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The only way to do this task was to have a cloth of relatively pourous cloth to pour the ink. through the cloth and then the sand would stay on the cloth so …
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Green Home Building: Lightweight Concrete Questions and AnswersI was at a standstill when someone told me to check into pourous concrete. ... Q: Can your product be used to pour a new driveway over a old one ? ...
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Sport Twin › Forums › Model Specific › XB9 – XB12 › Switched to …Faulty or too pourous seals cause leaks . Synthetics can make leaks more apparent … If you do , explain to me why a synthetic 20 – 50 oil will pour faster …
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Jorkel, ‘pour’ and ‘porous’ have different roots, the former imposes a suitable meaning on the latter … I think it’s definitely an eggcorn! And despite the fact that I’ve never been right so far, I suggest that in celebration you should porous both a drink. Cheers!
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