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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I don’t see ‘buttonhole’ on this site…
Apparently, a buttonhole was originally a ‘buttonhold’.
Presumably then, ‘buttonhole’ began as an eggcorn, but has worked its way into the mainstream, displacing the original which is now archaic.
I guess this might be one of the oldest eggcorns?
Dave
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Beautiful deep-time eggcorn, Dr Dave. It has been mentioned before, making for a nice discussion here.
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Whoops, sorry to have submitted something that’s already here. Strangely, it didn’t show up via the search, so i assumed it wasn’t here…
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