Discussions about eggcorns and related topics
You are not logged in.
Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to
The forum administrator reserves the right to request users to plausibly demonstrate that they are real people with an interest in the topic of eggcorns. Otherwise they may be removed with no further justification. Likewise, accounts that have not been used for posting may be removed.
Thanks for your understanding.
Chris -- 2018-04-11
I like all of the recent ‘best-of’ lists, but a few of my favorites were left off and I’d like to cite them while 2008 is still a living memory (and my best-of 2007 list is here- http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=2382):
‘button hold’ for ‘button hole’ (or maybe it’s the other way round)
‘sidekick powers’ for ‘psychic powers’
‘squirrelous’ for ‘scurrilous’
‘sore grapes’ for ‘sour grapes’
‘holiday’s sauce’ for ‘hollandaise suce’
‘allsome’ for ‘awesome’
‘parrot-phrasing’ for ‘paraphrasing’
‘coughin’ nails’ for ‘coffin nails’
‘grimestone’ for ‘grindstone’
‘vanilla envelope’ for ‘manilla envelope’
Offline
Woohoo! I’m on the “best” list two years running! :D
Offline