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#1 2010-03-02 05:36:00

yanogator
Eggcornista
From: Ohio
Registered: 2007-06-07
Posts: 237

momento>>memento

I just mentioned “momento” in response to David’s post about dying interstate, then searched for it in the database and was surprised not to find it. I guess it’s more of a malapropism than an eggcorn, but it is uncomfortably common. When people use it, I like to say, “Yes, it will help you remomber the occasion.”

Bruce


“I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

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#2 2010-03-02 10:12:37

patschwieterman
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From: California
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 1680

Re: momento>>memento

Hi Bruce. This has been submitted a few times; I did a roundup of earlier postings here: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=3443

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#3 2010-03-02 11:21:24

tyler
Member
Registered: 2010-01-20
Posts: 17

Re: momento>>memento

Clearly it doesn’t help you “remomber” the occasion, it helps you to remember the moment

Last edited by tyler (2010-03-02 11:22:23)

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#4 2010-03-02 14:52:31

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1690

Re: momento>>memento

I dismember momma. The conjugation of memory with “member” is suggestive. As a hidden eggcorn, to “remember” would be to reconstitute the structure of an event.

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#5 2010-03-02 15:55:44

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: momento>>memento

I feel another stanza coming on…

Remember has no member
Like forget has a get.
Liquorice is a liquor
But that’s an accident.


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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