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klakritz · 2010-07-15 22:03:19

Users of this substitution implicitly construe truthfulness (‘honest’) as a burden (‘onus’). Examples-

Again the honest is on the Hampton’s to prove their assertion, while the opposite may be taken by the Sen.’s spouse …
www.lasvegassun.com/.../state-gop-ensig … defenders/

Now the honest is on you to answer some of the question fellow forumers asked.
forum.lowyat.net/topic/1404245

Also the honest is on you to watch what you eat and drink, but we will give you the tools and advices you need to conquer that.
www.iamfitness.ca/pdf/Tips_for_Success.pdf

Now he wants to put the honest on Michael to prove Sonny guilt when he had the proof and he threw it away.
boards.soapcentral.com/showthread.php?p=11841100

I’d recommend you put the honest on the supplier. You should be able to get a half decent kit in the $800 – $1500 CDN range …
www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=678&view=next

David Bird · 2010-07-15 22:09:25

Ooooooh. Delicious. The sense of the majority of these is “burden of proof”.

JuanTwoThree · 2010-07-16 13:20:41

Also

the honorous task of formulating the national Constitution. ...

The Zeus sanctuary in Olympia was given the honorous task of appointing a pertinent committee

... to Duna Troiani who took on the honorous task of formating the book

... I have a soft spot for the Pawnee despite having been given the honorous task of washing out that hopper

the honorous task of writing a program that will identify incoming calls as either a fax or a regular modem call

fpberger · 2010-07-16 17:51:15

I like that the first few of JuanTwoThree’s examples are actually onerous honors…

fpberger · 2010-07-16 17:57:45

Also:

....those web sites were constantly changing, making the updating of urls ownerous….

....it would have to be fair and reasonable otherwise subs are not going to bid if it is too ownerous…..

....the government having the power to prevent me from flying or driving or puting ownerous restrictions on it…

Certainly there are cases where being an owner carries onerous duties…

DavidTuggy · 2010-07-16 18:38:21

The ownus / oweness/ownness/owness is honest to keep track of them all. (As opposed to the on us being on you .)
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(Unfortunately, the only case I have of “the onus is honest to VerbPhrase” is from a dubious source—the guy is the type that might have done it on purpose.)

David Bird · 2010-07-22 20:35:10

Here’s a bummer malaprop.

Xbox membership
Wherever you go it’s the same thing, particularly with free trials etc, you have to give card details to get the trial and then the anus is on you to cancel to stop them

Talking with Guinea pigs
perhaps the anus is on us to try and learn to speak there language.

Radio DJ
I hope they get some video of the attack because the anus will be on Nestor to explain why that was not assault.

Last edited by David Bird (2010-07-22 20:35:59)

DavidTuggy · 2010-07-22 22:26:10

Pat’s dictum that if you can think of it you can probably find it, strikes again.

Eggcorn Forum

#1 2010-07-15 22:03:19

'honest' for 'onus'

#2 2010-07-15 22:09:25

Re: 'honest' for 'onus'

#3 2010-07-16 13:20:41

Re: 'honest' for 'onus'

#4 2010-07-16 17:51:15

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#5 2010-07-16 17:57:45

Re: 'honest' for 'onus'

#6 2010-07-16 18:38:21

Re: 'honest' for 'onus'

#7 2010-07-22 20:35:10

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