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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Another flower blooms in Eggcornistan. There’s no rose in primrose, nor is it prim. For that matter, it’s not even pink. As pointed out by Skeat, the primrose is a “corruption” or pop etymology of primerole, which developed from primula, or primula veris, first flower of spring.
That makes it a double bagger:
Fat Flush plan
Two things I began taking in the plan were Evening Prim Rose Oil and Flax Seed Oil.
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Are you sure you’re not leading us down the primrose path?
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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