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#1 2014-09-17 09:32:35

kem
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Guardian article

More eggcorn coverage, this time by David Shariatmadari in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre … orn-moment


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#2 2014-09-18 13:20:57

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Re: Guardian article

Another eggcorn article from the online LA Times that escaped (I think) our notice in the spring: http://www.lamonitor.com/content/roming … -your-ears


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#3 2014-10-07 09:30:22

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Re: Guardian article

A Texas newspaper rehashes Database eggcorns: http://www.news-journal.com/longview_ne … 0d3c8.html


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