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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I see we’ve had “race a ruckus” but I thought this was a neat reshaping too:
you’re a non-white dad raising mixed raise kids
(which I saw today, in the ghastly “Daily Mail”)
What eyeshadow colours suits mixed raise skin?
I say this as a mixed raise woman.
Living in New York city with a Mixed raise background gave him a new perspective on things
Last edited by JuanTwoThree (2014-01-11 06:34:59)
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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I can’t think of an eggcornish meaning connection offhand, but it’s a fun substitution.
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Being brought up (raised) by parents of different cultures? I didn’t think it was worth spelling out!
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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I don’t see raising as having anything to do with race.
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The issue did not arise for me, J23. Grade A in my books. Just when I thought the stream was dried up, this spate of great eggcorns appears.
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