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Chris -- 2025-05-10
“p’s and q’s” 168,000 ghits
“pees and queues” 317 ghits
I thought p’s and q’s were “pleases” and “thank yous”, but there are alternative theories involving pints and quarts and the difficulties in a print shop of keeping metal p’s and q’s in their respective boxes.
“Pees and queues” has the highest number of hits, but peas and cues also demand attention. I think there may be an eggcorn in here somewhere but all I can dredge up in the way of imagery at the moment is well-soaked but not necessarily inebriated women being patient with each other while they wait to use the always inadequate toilet facilities.
BG: When I .. with Eric man I just hope I’ll be at my best that night because when you’re on stage around that guy you have to be on your pees and queues …
www.iem.ac.ru/clapton/articles/interview.bbc.html – 39k
We have to be on our pees and queues at every stage of the business . ” One of the challenges now facing the industry is the low turnaround time for …
www.zoukie.com/news.html – 31k – Supplemental Result
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“Pees and queues” is a great play on the original cliche, at least when it’s intended.
Is there a term for such intentional eggcorns?
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