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Chris -- 2018-04-11

#1 2016-11-13 22:51:40

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

"reserved" for "resigned"

There are lots of these online:

Rhodey seemed reserved to his fate and besides…. if ANYBODY is going to fix Rhodey, it will be Tony Stark through his tech.
superhero discussion

It wasn’t my desired result, it wasn’t my desired look, but I was reserved to the fact that if I shave my head bald I won’t have to think about my receding hairline anymore.
But, deep down inside I really, really wanted my hair.
hair transplant site

Where Three Dog Night turns the song into a sweaty soul workout, Mann sings with a sigh, reserved to the fact that one is the loneliest number, but she’s gonna have to get used to it.
music article

Basically our designer is reserved to the fact it’s going to be a rats nest (at least 6 controllers, 16 motor leads, sensor leads, etc. etc.), so they’re focusing on organizing as best they can, containing the mess, and evacuating the heat that is bound to build up.
geek talk

I am already reserved to the fact it is going to happen …I will put liberals in the crosshairs when it comes.
right wing codswallop

Some would say that “reserved” doesn’t sound enough like “resigned” to be an eggcorn. But the two words are similar-sounding enough that I think it’s reasonable to assume the one was substituted for the other because of that—and that’s eggcornish!

The meaning connection may be less plausible. Can any of you see an eggcornish meaning connection here, or will we have to write this one off as just a simple malaprop?

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