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#1 2007-01-05 18:10:44

FifiSteinweg
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"Laxadaisical/Lacksadaisical" for "Lackadaisical"

Not that any of us should care.

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#2 2007-01-07 23:54:58

patschwieterman
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Re: "Laxadaisical/Lacksadaisical" for "Lackadaisical"

Well, a lot of people do seem to care—this is one of the more frequently suggested words on the Forum. Here’s a longish earlier post with even more to not care about: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … p?pid=1949

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#3 2007-01-18 11:14:19

appeled
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Re: "Laxadaisical/Lacksadaisical" for "Lackadaisical"

I’ve come across “lacks a daisy,” used by two different teachers (phys ed, if it needs mentioning) in two widely separated schools to describe children who were insouciant.

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