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Chris -- 2018-04-11
As in merely a “fig newton of my imagination”. Apparently figments have become extinct and we are left with an edible substitute to contemplate.
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Certainly a clever language reshaping …most likely intentional, as well. If you’re hunting for eggcorns, however, you need to locate unintentional alterations.
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I have to side with jorkel on this. My father often said “fig newton of my imagine-ment”, invariably followed by a wink.
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