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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I’m sure this eggcorn must happen all the time in real life. This following example comes from a TV comedy show “The Office”...
The Office: Diversity Day Episode Trivia – TV.com If I’d brought in some burritos or some colored greens or some pad Thai, love pad Thai… Stanley: It’s collard greens. Michael: What? ...
www.tv.com/the-office/diversity-day/epi … rivia.html – 51k – Cached – Similar pages
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Hah! I just encountered “colored greens” for “collard greens” in issue #41 of the excellent political comic book World War 3 Illustrated. It’s a great eggcorn. as collard greens are a staple of soul food, the cuisine associated with “colored people” (as they used to be called when I was young).
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