Eggcorn Forum

Pretty sure this is a mondegreen instead of a true eggcorn, but I spent enough time confused by it that I thought it might be worth making an account to share it.

http://kinja.com/tbobburns/discussions (where I originally spotted it):

I did this exactly as written on friday with a large branzino and a red snapper and HOLY F—- was it good. Served with some angel hair and heir coverts. S—-. so good.

http://sqwires.com/events-music/tuesday-sqware-plates/:

#6 shepard’s pie, house made meatloaf, heir coverts, roasted corn, carrots broiled with creamy whipped potatoes & cheddar biscuit

http://www.ridgewaygolf.com/c/document_ … roupId=18:

Ginger seared Ahi Tuna with garlic mashed potatoes or roasted red potatoes and heir coverts

I doubt this came from anything more than mishearing it, but it does have a couple of cool features. First, the words that replaced it are French in origin and in the way they’re assembled into a phrase, sort of like people knew they were supposed to be French but didn’t know the words. In addition, though, one could devise a narrative where these beans, unlike other bare beans, are still covered by a pod, making them “covert heirs” to their green bean plant predecessor, hiding until they can be planted. That’s probably a little fanciful of me to think, though.

Last edited by heraldicsandfox (2015-06-14 18:07:43)