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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Expression invented by my step daughter in reference to the Eiffel Tower’s height, ” How were they able to build the Heightful Tower so tall a century ago?” or ” Mom, why is the Heightful Tower so tall?”.
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Cute eggcorn. I tried to see if others unknowingly refer to the Eiffel Tower as the “Heightful Tower,” and got just one Google hit:
EuroTrippen » 2006 » July
I mean, who wants to have their picture taken by the eiffel tower (or, as Syd thinks it’s called, the heightful tower) with raggedy looking hair? ...
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Years ago, my four-year-old was apparently puzzled by the name of the Empire State Building, until Halloween arrived. He looked across the Hudson at the New York skyline that night, and said: “Oh, I get it! It’s the Vampire State Building. . . ”
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And eyeful tower.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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