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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Since ‘arc’ and ‘arch’ derive from the same latin word, this would be a dubious eggcorn that I usually wouldn’t bother with. What makes it more interesting is that arches are erected to commemorate great events, and so have an extra connection to the concept of ‘history.’ Also, it’s very common- 16k vs. 11k ghits:
Newman, however, expunged Progress from the arch of history.
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415125154…
The idea of regime change in social-ecological-technological systems was easier to see in the long arch of history, but very indistinct looking forward.
www.sea-user.org/uweb.php?pg=135
The keystone in the arch of history’s influence over German thought was the study of politics.
books.google.com/books?isbn=0198204329…
After leading the audience back and forth through an arch of history invoking the great artists Homer, Michaelangelo, August Wilson, William Butler Yates, ...
www.music-for-all.org/blog/archives/2007/03/
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