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Chris -- 2011-03-08
A word nerd blogger heard “exaggerbate” at work. A conflation, I assume, of “exaggerate” and “exacerbate.” There are a few other examples on the web:
Nutrition/medicine site: “I always am weary of new drugs, as they can exaggerbate IBS”
Depression forum: “And yes, some medications can exaggerbate this phenomena. ”
Another medical discussion: “it will just exaggerbate and start bleeding and stuff till the point whereby my steriod cream don’t help”
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Ha! Will wonders never cease. Exeggerated.
(I tried to see if anyone has made a three-way blend with exasperated. Mercifully, no go.)
Last edited by David Bird (2012-04-25 21:29:20)
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