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#1 2015-06-05 02:45:56

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

"mechanizations" for "machinations"

There are quite a few examples online, such as:

But look a little closer, and his mechanizations bear a distinct hallmark; where continuity of power is concerned, uncertainty and terror are his favorite weapons.
article on Putin

The test will see which one is more likely to fall for Obamas lies,his deceptions,and his mechanizations against the constitution.
discussion thread

But when all his mechanizations fail to gain Joe’s release, Pa Danby gathers together all the Danbys in the surrounding countryside to head into Calender to get rid of McCullough.
movie review summary

That may be but he’s a lot of the brains behind Reid and his mechanizations
political discussion

Bin Laden is no doubt still running around and practicing his mechanizations of how to get back at us.
Q&A site

“Machinations” has always suggested to me the workings of a machine, such as a political machine, so “mechanizations” is not too far a stretch. I say it’s an eggcorn.

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#2 2015-06-05 09:50:01

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

Re: "mechanizations" for "machinations"

It might be easier to get agreement on whether or not “machinations” is an acorn/flounder of “mechanizations” than on how to pronounce it. Listen to the differences:

http://www.forvo.com/word/machination/

Last edited by kem (2015-06-05 09:51:37)


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