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#1 2015-03-10 13:20:15

Peter Forster
Eggcornista
From: UK
Registered: 2006-09-06
Posts: 1222

'soulace' for 'solace'

Consoling, comforting or giving solace are often associated with bereavement or other situations which might give rise to spiritual anguish. In such contexts some interpretation of solace as soulace seems quite reasonable.

I hope and pray for soulace during this dark hour. Your babies are the most precious thing on earth, and they are blessed to have ya’ll as …

As we have sought soulace and guidance in the scriptures, I’ve been drawn to two passages in particular, Nehemiah 4 and the passage when …

... but we don’t have the same mum, her mum died in cancer, so my father sought soulace, and my mum was his soulace until she got tired of it, ...

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#2 2015-03-11 14:37:04

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: 'soulace' for 'solace'

A reinforcement for the consoul/console switch: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=5723


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