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#1 2006-12-31 20:50:49

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'dragon's layer' for 'dragon's lair' or for 'dragon slayer'

‘Dragon’s layer’ occurs as an eggcorn in 2 ways; as a substitution of near homonyms (lair > layer), and as the outcome of a junctural metanalysis ( dragon slayer > dragon’s layer). Some examples:

The Dragon’s Layer is also an Art Gallery (I’ll post as much of my art work as possible).
artistgq.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1

The magic here is as much the discovery of love and sensuality as it is a journey into the dragon’s layer.
ww.imdb.com/title/tt0082288/usercomments

As he makes his way to the dragon’s layer, Galen will meet up with all kinds of medieval folks, including a corrupt king, a lovely princess …
www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/dragonslayer.php

The scale now hangs high above the mantle in the Dragon’s Layer Inn within Avsay.
www.planetadnd.com/vastonia.com/magicwe … sbane.php3

We set up our playhuts in the yard and labeled it the dragon’s layer for some free play.
www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/princess_parties_4.html

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