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Chris -- 2018-04-11
A search of the web reveals hundreds, perhaps thousands of examples of “houspitality†and “houspitable.†A sample entry:
Review of a sports bar: “Great houspitality, and great food! â€
These may be examples of WTF typos, with nimble and forgetful fingers adding an extra “u†to the “o.†But the embedding of the Teutonic “house†inside of a word derived from the Latin term for “host†(hospitem) is tendentious. Hospitality is often associated with houses.
Last edited by kem (2010-01-03 00:35:10)
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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