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#1 2012-03-09 13:06:12

CatherineR
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Registered: 2006-08-09
Posts: 61

infaces for emphasis?

Student essays are a rich source of eggcorns. Here’s the latest: “The background of the ad is black and special white lighting is surrounding the girl to show the infaces that is being put on her.”

Obviously, if something is emphasized, it’s in your face. The student also has the kind of accent that pronounces “pin” and “pen” identically. Google search turned up no results. Maybe this is a new one?

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#2 2012-03-09 14:58:14

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: infaces for emphasis?

You’ve done it again, CatherineR. Not only a great unreported eggcorn, a common one: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22infaces+on%22


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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#3 2012-03-09 15:46:04

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

Re: infaces for emphasis?

Interesting. Could it make reference to the point of contact, the interface?

Not nearly as common, but also out there, “infusses”.

did he have to put so much infusses on those words.
fanfic

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#4 2012-03-12 17:46:03

larrybob
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Registered: 2007-12-26
Posts: 96

Re: infaces for emphasis?

See also infatic

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#5 2012-04-02 16:43:56

CatherineR
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Registered: 2006-08-09
Posts: 61

Re: infaces for emphasis?

@kem, What’s your secret? How come you find these things on Google and I don’t? Anyway, it’s nice to be the first to haul in a wild eggcorn.

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#6 2012-04-02 19:26:54

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: infaces for emphasis?

How come you find these things on Google

Part of the trick is to find the right phrasal context. Mentioned one of the methods here: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=783


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