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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I looked and couldn’t find anything here or in the database proper.
Does the misspelling Greatful (see Grateful) qualify as an eggcorn?
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I would say that “greatful” could possibly be an eggcorn of “grateful” if the speaker is somehow alluding to the greatness of the one to whom the gratitude is directed!
Last edited by jorkel (2006-09-17 02:14:29)
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