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Chris -- 2025-05-10
If you are worried about something, you have a feeling of trepidation, right? Could those who spell this “tripidation†be thinking of the troubles occasioned by travel? A common misspelling.
Food blog: “After the soup though, we were beginning to feel a bit of tripidation due to the meal sizing here.â€
Web racing diary: “Remembering that the last time I registered for four races in a weekend I blew up a motor and had to sit them out, it was with some tripidation that I registeredâ€
Review on theatre web site: “As a fan it was with some tripidation that I went to see the Bishopstoke Players performâ€
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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I don’t know, Kem, that trip seems a bit too strange. The needle is pointing to misspelling. Otherwise, how to explain all the Dodge Intripids for sale on the web. Hmm, maybe they’re no longer good for making trips.
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