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#1 2005-12-05 15:19:08

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

'loaf to' for 'loath to'

loath -> loathe may not be a eggcorn but this has better credentials, mixing rluctance (loath) and laziness (loaf). But it’s rare. Examples:

After reading all this crap about Durai, I am loaf to donate ANY money to ANY charity however good their intentions maybe.
www.togoparts.com/forum/reply_list.php3?page_ id=14&fid=chit&tid=8541&rpp=10&highlight=

I am loaf to respond to this Thread again but…
www.robhalford.com/quorum/ showthread.php?s=ea95c5dadb8fb29043f2e80affa2602a&threadid=48712&goto=n…

... and I was loaf to send my password over the internet unencoded;...
www.west-of-house.net/hilltop/index.php/2005/03/

Although I’m loaf to say this{I’m nervous about what that winters are like in
Cville} I’m actually a little excited about seeing the River when we get Snow.
aquadshotyarnincville.blogspot.com/

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