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Chris -- 2025-05-10

#1 2025-03-10 18:39:21

Dadge
Eggcornista
Registered: 2005-11-10
Posts: 84

Bucket v bracket

Is the statistical usage of “bucket” an eggcorn? I find it quite odd, and I would use “bracket” instead.

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#2 2025-03-11 10:39:50

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2887

Re: Bucket v bracket

Seems like “binning” and “bucketing” items make sense (i.e., putting in a container) without invoking an eggcorned bracket.


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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