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Chris -- 2018-04-11
“Pondtoon†is a punning brand name for a popular line of pontoon boats (http://www.pondtoon.com/). The brand name has utterly polluted the spoken and written environment: “pondtoon boat†has become a generonym for “pontoon boat,†making real examples of the eggcorn “pondtoon†difficult to identify. When someone writes “I have a Pondtoon boat,” they probably reference the specific brand. When they say “I have a pondtoon boat,†they may be using the generonym.
Fortunately, not everything with pontoons is a boat:
Vehicle bulletin board post: “Looking for a pondtoon bridge to buyâ€
Comment on a network news article: “The Sea Bee’s could build a pondtoon bridge.â€
Post on a US Forces site: “He is partially interested in attaining some photos of pondtoon bridges over the Inn River at Schärding.â€
Description of a floating gold dredger:) “Gold King set up with extra hose’s, also has the pondtoons not pictured (like new)â€
Ebay toy ad: “Vintage processed plastics aurora pondtoon seaplaneâ€
“Pontoon,†of course, has no “pond†in its history. The source of “pontoon†is ultimately the Latin “pons” for “bridge.â€
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Looks like a bona fide eggcorn to me. Good find.
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