Discussions about eggcorns and related topics
You are not logged in.
Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to
The forum administrator reserves the right to request users to plausibly demonstrate that they are real people with an interest in the topic of eggcorns. Otherwise they may be removed with no further justification. Likewise, accounts that have not been used for posting may be removed.
Thanks for your understanding.
Chris -- 2018-04-11
I’m not posting this in the Contribute section because, even though it’s only been mentioned in passing in the Forum, it was contributed to the Database early on. But I can’t resist sharing this brief video of an unfortunate Wheel of Fortune contestant losing thousands of dollars due to this eggcorn. Watch for a few seconds starting at the 6:04 mark:
Offline