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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Heard around Salt Lake City. A true folk etymology.
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A classic. It’s already in the Database: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/index.php? … mit=Search
There’s also “the Winchell factor” or (even better) “the Winchell’s factor”: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/15 … ll-factor/
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