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#1 2011-03-29 15:07:13

Dr dave the hat
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Registered: 2009-08-12
Posts: 8

Buttonhole

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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#2 2011-03-29 15:38:53

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1690

Re: Buttonhole

Beautiful deep-time eggcorn, Dr Dave. It has been mentioned before, making for a nice discussion here.

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#3 2011-03-29 17:50:01

Dr dave the hat
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Registered: 2009-08-12
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Re: Buttonhole

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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