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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Surprisingly, we seem to have overlooked in this forum/database the rather obvious insertion of “sure†into “certain/certainly.†Quite common on the web.
Gaming forum: “It does sound like a good concept. It will suretainly require allot of coding to be done, especially if you play it in a heavily populated city.â€
Comic book forum: “Thanks for your answers, but I’d really need a ‘I’m absolutely suretain it’s this….’â€
Web journal: “I’m quite suretain I won’t be content with about 70% of itâ€
Forum post: “Oh suretainly it would be a waste of time and money. If you go just for the sake of going. It’s bizarre, the amount of people in University doing useless arts degrees…. .â€
The last quotation, by the way, is a reply to the question “Anyone think that college is a waste of time and money?†Why do we pay comedians to make this stuff up?
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Sureprising.
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