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Chris -- 2018-04-11
These words have been discussed a bit here, but apparently not the phrase “rack and ruin”, which seems a possible eggcorn. Like, “my grandmother’s house has gone to rack and ruin. Etymologists would “sort of” agree; but the issue with these (and many related) words is rather complex, and hundreds of years old. For a good discussion see:
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/?date=19980420
Dave Pevear, Houston
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