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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Kem wrote on blindfold>>blindfull last year, in a post that eloquently unpacked the knotty lexical history of “blindfold†to boot. But this particular fold>>full permutation didn’t come up there. I find it a bit semantically awkward, but the “full†certainly communicates the sense of amplitude implicit in the “fold†element. It seems to be reasonably common, but it’s something of a pain to search for – so no count. Examples:
Due to the transformation of our global economy to digital economy the last 3 years alone a hundred full increase in the usage of internet and telecommunication network.
http://hernandezrobert.blogspot.com/200 … -7_19.html
Since Obama said he liked it, their business has increased ten full.
http://stlbiking.com/forum/index.php/to … pis-pizza/
And what was noted that it was compared to control or surgery alone defects, PDGF promoted at least a three to five full increase in cellular DNA synthesis as noted by the autoradiography.
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/04/ … 4058t1.htm
Suddenly my respect for the series has increased a hundred full.
http://www.doublefine.com/forums/search … P45/#61451
Awww how sweet, Lara’s vocabulary has increased ten full since joining CK5… LOL
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=325911
I’ve been working against a rapidly approaching deadline for some time now, so I’ve gotten a little scarce recently. Thanks to the Davids in particular for helping to orient the (surprisingly large number of recent) newcomers.
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Well-noted. I’m amazed that it has taken the forum six years to find this eggcorn.
a rapidly approaching deadline
As opposed to…a slowly approaching deadline?
Last edited by kem (2010-12-05 00:25:13)
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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As opposed to…a slowly approaching deadline?
There’s chronological speed, and then there’s emotional speed.
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Some approach faster than others, and the pace always picks up at the end.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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