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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I came across this recently. It’s interesting that the default spellcheck suggestion is “absorb anent” (two words—absorb that we all know and love, and “anent”, an archaic word meaning “often”).
I believe this is an eggcorn for the following reasons:
1. It’s almost phoenetic, but not. “X” replaced with “bz”, “itant” replaced with “anent”, etc.
2. It almost seems like there could even be some semi-justifiable etymology, like the thing is trying to absorb more than you’re willing to give.. or something.
A quick search shows that it’s a rather common one.
http://www.google.com/search?q=absorbanent
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Very nice find. The imagery is pretty cute—conveying the notion that one’s money is being absorbed by outside sources. At first that seemed odd—and I thought an eggcorn was unlikely—but there are some really nice examples out there. Here’s just a small sampling…
FF XI subscription fee for 360? [Mobile/Archive] – Cheap Ass…
May 21, 2005 … the Live service so it seems a little absorbanent to pay for both online services… My friend and his girlfriend play 24/7 on PS2/PC. ...
www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/archive/index.php/t… – 17k – Similar pages
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A Texan Abroad
You know, Farepak that’s supposed to NOT ruin your credit crashed so let’s give you a loan at an absorbanent interest rate that you can’t afford so you can …
atexanabroad.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.htm… – 137k – Similar pages
http://atexanabroad.blogspot.com/2006_1 … chive.html
Confessions of a Frugal Bride « Wedding On A Dime
There was no time for an extravagant scene planned out or absorbanent amounts of money spent to sweeten the deal. It was just him and me in my house having …
weddingonadime.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/confessi… – 26k – Similar pages
http://weddingonadime.wordpress.com/200 … gal-bride/
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