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#1 2015-08-24 18:36:07

DrDave
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Registered: 2015-08-24
Posts: 1

Gluten for punishment!

While reading a review of a solar panel installer, I cam across the following

I have not heard anything yet but will ABSOLUTELY get his feedback. He’s a gluten for punishment, can you tell?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sungevity-oakland

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#2 2015-08-25 04:13:49

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

Re: Gluten for punishment!

Cute, but it’s hard to imagine that it’s an eggcorn. Neither the pronunciation similarity nor the plausible meaning connection is there, as far as I can tell. I reckon it’s just a misspelling.

Welcome to the Eggcorn forum, DrDave!

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