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Chris -- 2018-04-11
“My mother has had tendernitis in her foot for about six weeks.”
http://medical.justanswer.com/doctor/n8 … s-foot-six
“Has anyone ever heard of tendernitis in the back or hip?”
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index … 734AAWqJyJ
3740 google hits, appears to be pretty common. The new imagery is fairly obvious.
Last edited by Craig C Clarke (2008-06-06 08:36:39)
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Good one. You get a few dozen more hits if you look for “tenderitis” (i.e., without the “n”).
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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