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#1 2007-05-25 21:45:10

cherrymary
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Registered: 2007-05-25
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"down packed" for "down pat"

as in, “I had it down packed,” meaning “I knew it well.”

spoken by one of my patients today (so I can’t tell whether she would have spelled it “packed” or “pact” – I think the former is more likely.)

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#2 2007-05-25 21:53:11

cherrymary
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Registered: 2007-05-25
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Re: "down packed" for "down pat"

Ah. I see I’ve been pipped at the post…

http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/708/packed/

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#3 2008-01-21 12:56:06

curtisg
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Re: "down packed" for "down pat"

Just heard this last week at work.

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