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#1 2006-08-05 12:15:55

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

More Eggcorns in the mainstream media

Having already caught the attention of the NY Times, eggcorns, and this site in particular, have now received a detailed mention in this month’s (9/06) number of the Atlantic Monthly.

This occurs on p 148, in Barbara Wallraff’s ‘Word ‘Count’ feature. Ms. Wallraff responds to 2 of her correspondents by informing them that they have discovered new eggcorns, and refers her readers to this very site, ‘to see hundreds of other eggcorns.’ (The 2 eggcorns in question are ‘LAN line’ for ‘landline’ and ‘magnate school’ for ‘magnet school.’) Congratulations to all, but especially to our esteemed founder, Chris W.!

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