Eggcorn Forum

Discussions about eggcorns and related topics

You are not logged in.

Announcement

Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to if you wish to register.

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

#1 2009-06-22 20:05:46

klakritz
Eggcornista
From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'old sore' for 'old saw'

If an old saw is a venerable maxim, an ‘old sore’ must be an annoying one. Rare:

...well i admit to the old sore that if a man is not a socialist at 20 he is probably a fool…
infoex.hemscott.net/MESSAGES/1476664.HTM

By the middle of December, the Liberal Democrats will have had three leaders … The old sore that regicide becomes habit-forming, has turned out to be true. ...news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1288582,00.html

There’s the old sore that if your hobby or fetish or interest is one in a million, then there are nine people in New York City just like you …
news.deviantart.com/article/73917/

The liberals constantly trot out the old sore that, to be effective, comedy has to have an edge; has to be “relevant” – whatever that might mean …
www.voidstar.com/ukpoliblog/index.php/fid/1727

Offline

 

#2 2009-06-23 03:55:46

burred
Eggcornista
From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

Re: 'old sore' for 'old saw'

Beautiful.

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
PunBB is © 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson
Individual posters retain the copyright to their posts.

RSS feeds: active topicsall new posts