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Chris -- 2025-05-10
A post from one of my Facebook “friends” reads “Bilderberg opposes Trump! Another words he has my support!” Presumably “another words” is meant to be “in other words.” This would be my first (potential) eggcorn spotting in the wild- am I on the right track?
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Needle wrote:
A post from one of my Facebook “friends” reads “Bilderberg opposes Trump Another words he has my support” Presumably “another words” is meant to be “in other words.” This would be my first (potential) eggcorn spotting in the wild- am I on the right track?
Yes, Needle, I’d say you’re on the right track, though you’re not the first to go chugging down that track. Previous discussions of “another words” or slight variations thereof include this one and this one.
I recommend doing this whenever considering posting here: Go to the second search field on the Eggcorn Database page, the one marked “Google Search”, and see if your proposed eggcorn (or other treat) has already been discussed. If so, you’ll probably want to add to an existing relevant thread rather than proliferating new threads for the same eggcorn.
Welcome to the Eggcorn Forum, Needle!
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Oops, my bad- I only did the first search and didn’t find anything, so I thought this was new. I’ll be sure to search the phrase in both next time I find something!
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Needle wrote:
Oops, my bad-
No need to apologize. This is the sort of thing that it takes newbies awhile to figure out. Too bad we don’t have an Eggcorn Forum Basic Training!
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My Cuban ex-husband used to switch a word for a similar-sounding word, such as:
Instead of Jingle Bells, he would say “Ginger Bells.”
Instead of Rolodex, he would say. “Roloderby.”
We would always pay attention, especially the kids. They would find this hilarious.
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Welcome to the Forum, marcelabertram!
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