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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Noticed this on this post at “The Ramen Rater”:
http://www.theramenrater.com/2015/07/25 … rom-a-sha/
Then I googled it and found a number of examples. It’s not in the database as far as I can tell. Definitely seems like an eggcorn reanalysis. We have phrases like “peace of mind” = state wherein the mind is at peace. “Favorite of mind” = state wherein the mind has a favorite.
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We’ve had several mind/mine mixups on the forum. Frame of mind, for example. And presence of mine. Undermind. Mind of information.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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