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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The first spot I saw this was in a Facebook post but found a couple of YouTube videos that used it. Nothing remarkable about the videos the phrase was actually in their titles and descriptions. Ever since I heard of eggcorns I have been worried that I will find out some day that I use one (or more). When I spotted this one I was 95% sure it was wrong, but had to google it to be certain.
Sort of funny to think of what a “grovelly” voice might sound like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5xmStcKPyk
Grovelly Voiced. A Conversation with Myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EawQBfGD1EA
We are simulating Harrison Ford’s grovelly voice here.
And then here it is in a book. It’s a bit different because its a “deep and grovelly voice” which sounds like they meant gravelly, except in context the speaker might be groveling. Or maybe the author was being clever, but I don’t think grovelly is really a word, so more likely an eggcorn.
From “Dust, Spittle and Wind” by Sanya Osha “He spoke slowly with a deep and grovelly voice begging Alah to spare his life until after the wedding.”
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Great find, o whyswon. It’s the return tripper for gravel before.
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