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Chris -- 2025-05-10
I saw this one this morning on Grammar Girl; what do you think? Xeriscapes are landscapes that require little moisture, hence little (or no) maintenance, which leads people to replace “xeri” with “zero.”
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It’s a good one. We discussed it here in 2008. Also mentioned in 2006.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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