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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I think this is an eggcorn, although one could argue that it’s a perfectly reasonable construction, with no exotic explanation required. However, it’s only about 1/30th as common as ‘forewarned’ and pops up in contexts where ‘forewarned’ would be expected.
Mild salsa served with the meal was about the right heat level; spicy salsa was painfully spicy so be fair warned.
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First Off, there are a couple of spoilers here, so be fair warned!
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Be fairwarned, it calls for a pound of white cheddar, which at my grocery store is ridiculously priced at almost $10/pound.
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Be fair warned that she will con and mislead you in anyway possible avoid her and do not lend her money or credit.
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But be fair-warned, they’re not kidding about that beef with bitter melon: You’ll be making the bitter beer face all night.
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Luggage Limits
Please be fair warned that we charge for ALL overages.
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Once you hear it, be fair warned, you might get hooked. This is not your father’s big band, no blue ruffled tuxedo shirts or fancy bubble …
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Nice find. I wonder whether this might be sort of a blend—the phrase “Consider that fair warning” might be running some interference in some of the examples.
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Numerous hits for exact phrase “fair warned is fair armed”, which can’t really be a double-barrelled typo
Oh, and lots of possible typos in “weather farecast” as well as “weather farcast”, though not “faircast”, which was what I was looking for.
And, lowering the tone more than somewhat, I wonder about some of the “fareskins” that are out there.
It all sounds a bit Morningside (the suburb of Edinburgh where sex is what the coal comes in).
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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