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#1 2012-09-20 15:21:20

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"ethos" for "ether"

This is a malaprop, but a nice floaty ethereal one. It might be a blend of ether and cosmos. The ethos can be an invisible enveloping cloud as well, I suppose.

My boss at a previous job was always mangling words. My favourite was “We should write these ideas down because they keep disappearing into the ethos”.
Reddit eggcorns thread

A new relationship is born, a UK Man and a Thai lady. The days disappear into the ethos and England is calling
Visa advice

Anybody, When these soul thingys disappear into the ethos after they have fled the body, (if they really cared they would stay with you), do they need to be kept in a freezer ?
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