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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Over 400 ghits for “if it’s any constellation,” and over 600 for “constellation prize” (though many of the latter are song titles, etc). Sometimes reshapings make more sense of a semantically opaque word, but this is a case where the reanalysis is a bit puzzling: I just didn’t think “consolation” was so unusual – and “if it’s any constellation” turns a fairly transparent phrase into nonsense. Examples:
If it’s any constellation to the New England region, Boston’s Arnold is still in the running for the account.
http://www.adrants.com/2003/05/index.php?page=10
That’s probably all the cool stuff that the faeries could do for you,
but if it’s any constellation, they couldn’t do much more for me either.
http://www.hackcanada.com/canadian/zine … ipe-04.txt
I do hope you are feeling better, and I hope you don’t die soon, and if it’s any constellation to you, my dog Jassie isn’t going so great either.
http://www.punknetwork.net/townhallstep … de384124b9
If they lose, they get a constellation prize (appliance, TV, bikes, etc.) If they succeed, they win a cruise or trip.
http://www.geocities.com/jay_anton/proposals/young.html
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You get the CONSTELLATION PRIZE when you are born under a good sign, and you have nothing to be CONSTERNED ABOUT.
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Maybe it’s a bit of a stretch, but I think “CONSTELLATION prize” works nicely as an eggcorn in the context of recognizing stellar work that just didn’t grab the top prize.
Last edited by jorkel (2006-09-10 21:39:37)
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