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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The English “revere,†meaning to respect or to reverence, derives (via French) from a Latin term that means, literally, “re-fear.†A few English speakers, as we see below, have anglicized the word to “refear.†Beadwof 1, Erasmus 0.
Anime forum: “For instance broli is actually refeared as legendery all the way from the begginingâ€
Automatic weapon forum: “ordering one online is more problematic as you cannot check for the infamous canted front sight/gas block or the other quality touches for which Century AK builds have become known and refeared â€
Blog comment: “Kane lost his credibility when he lost his mask, though he is still refeared as “The Big Red Monster”.â€
Literary discussion: “.Remember that the original Peter Pan book’s events take place in late 19th centurie but Captain James Hook is refeared as the only man “the Sea Cook” was afraid of.â€
Blog entry: “Harry is truly refeared by his people, they should make him President for life!â€
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Fascinating. Don’t know why this one didn’t excite more reverence the first time through. It frightens me real good.
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