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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I’d have thought that a phrase like ‘so many’ was below the minimal level of complexity required to serve as the source of an eggcorn, but this reshaping is actually quite common. Examples:
“WITH SOME MANY PEOPLE GETTING SICK THESE DAYS WOULD YOU GO ON A CRUISE?”
askville.amazon.com/PEOPLE-SICK…/AnswerViewer.do?...
Why are some many people homophobs? I HATE HOMOPHOBS! What is wrong with them?
www.funadvice.com/.../why_are_some_many_ppl_homophobs
I’ve had to drop out of life some many times now due to depression that I’m starting to wonder if I’ll ever be able to have a life I can be proud of.
help.com/post/133518-ive-had-to-drop-out-of-life
Why do some many people on UB freak out about bed bugs?
www.urbanbaby.com/talk/posts/51175986
As for the snokeling there are some many fish you can rent a life vest and snokeling equipment for $10 and go on your own or you can bring your own. ...
www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g15 … Yucatan…
Why do some many of you get so upset about us “not getting respect?”:
life.atlantafalcons.com/.../3866738-why-do-some-many-of-you-get-so-upset-about-us-not-getting-respect/
Why do some many Japanese people have allergies?
www.spaciousplanet.com/world/.../some-m … anese.html -
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I like subtle ones like this. You could easily hear it for years and never notice it spoken; it is more obvious when written.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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