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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Came across the usage in a footwear discussion forum (“You will be surprised to know that Israeli women are ahead of the fashion curb…”) and then found more than 200 Google hits for this misunderstanding of “ahead of the curve.” BTW, “the curve” is misunderstood in other contexts as well—a “steep learning curve” is often used to indicate “difficult to learn,” when fact a steep curve indicates quick learning.
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A few discussions of “curb” vs. “curve” in the Eggcorn Forum…
“we are way ahead of the curb” by tiny banquet committee Contribute! 0 2006-09-04 06:37:22 by tiny banquet committee
“CURVE” vs curb one’s appetite (enthusiasm) by jorkel Contribute! 1 2006-08-13 02:36:14 by jorkel
“learning curb” for ‘learning curve’ by svolatile Contribute! 1 2006-04-22 03:26:17 by Richard Carroll
‘curve your enthusiasm’ for ‘curb your enthusiasm’ by klakritz Contribute! 0 2006-03-03 10:48:53 by klakritz
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Thanks! I searched the database but neglected to search the forum separately. Still a bit of a newbie here.
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Here’s the example I ran across recently:
Okay, you’re totally insane. But the way you see it, is that you’re just “ahead of the curb”.
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