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#1 2017-04-28 22:10:26

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1702

"Upside downs" for "ups and downs"

Everyone has their ups, downs, and even upended upside downs.

We had our upside downs but, you know, it was just our path.
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We have had our upside downs but that just makes our friendship stronger !!
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Hey guys how are you. We have been both busy enough with school and everything else in our lifes. Especially me because i had my upside downs lately.
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we are blessed by this kind of family that help each other through upside downs
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#2 2017-05-05 19:23:17

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2872

Re: "Upside downs" for "ups and downs"

Aaaand the roundtripper:

Blog entry: “Aomame life turned ups and down. She went into a parallel universe cause of one minute.”

Political ezine: “Her kids were taken out of bed at gunpoint, house turned ups and down for suspected terrorist activities”


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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