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#1 2015-06-08 18:09:52

Ronzoid
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pronounciation for pronunciation

Is this how one posts new submissions? If not, then how/where?

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#2 2015-06-08 18:11:15

Ronzoid
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

pronounciation for pronunciation

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#3 2015-06-08 22:27:05

kem
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

What do you think might eggcornish about this? Putting the word “noun” into “pronunciation?”


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#4 2015-06-10 05:34:37

Ronzoid
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

Yes, and also putting in “pronounce”.

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#5 2015-06-10 05:35:37

Ronzoid
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

asparagrass for asparagus

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#6 2015-06-10 07:36:13

kem
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

“Asparagrass” discussed here.

Because “pronunciation” and “pronouce” are variations on the same root form and their meaning sets have large overlaps, Inserting one into the other does not produce a very potent eggcorn. That is perhaps why it hasn’t been considered here. “Pronounciation” is, however, a notorious misspelling. It is so common, even in reputable published sources, that lexicographers should be listing it as an alternate spelling of “pronunciation.”


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#7 2015-06-11 15:40:12

DavidTuggy
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Re: pronounciation for pronunciation

Posts #90-94 in this monster thread are relevant.


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

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