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#1 2006-11-13 14:46:30

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
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Read the FIND print. (fine)

Google counts on Nov 13, 2006
1,120,000 “read the fine print”
366 “read the find print”—eggcorn
Analysis by Joe Krozel

The fine print in many contracts is often tucked away in the back where someone is less likely to find it. Whence, the eggcorn advice “read the find print.”

Examples

Read the Fine Print on Credit Card ContractsIf you want to make sure that you understand what you are signing up for, make sure you read the find print of the terms and conditions of the credit card. ...
ezinearticles.com/?Read-the-Fine-Print-on-Credit-Card-Contracts&id=313869 – 27k – Cached – Similar pages

How to Find Legitimate Paid Surveys OnlineIt is important to read the find print before deciding to take a paid online survey. Many of them contradict their promises of payment in the fine print, ...
ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Find-Legitimate-Paid-Surveys-Online&id=65327 – 28k – Cached – Similar pages

Travel Insurance: An Interview with Travel Expert Edward Hasbrouck …That’s why it’s so important to read the find print. Travel insurance policies provide at least five types of coverage, intended for different types of …
insurance.lovetoknow.com/Travel_Insurance:_An_Interview_with_Travel_Expert_Edward_Hasbrouck – 19k – Cached – Similar pages

BBB Alerts & NewsRead the find print. When shopping online, sometimes the key restrictions on a sale are contained in the “fine print” on a web site. ...
www.bbb.org/Alerts/article.asp?ID=312 – 7k – Cached – Similar pages

Moving and Health Care OverseasMake sure you read the find print and ask your insurance agent which health benefits they cover. You’ll need insurance to cover you from routine doctor …
moving.about.com/od/internationalmoves/a/health_care.htm – 25k – Nov 12, 2006 – Cached – Similar pages

WorldNetDaily: Bush firm on no fed funds for embryonic stem cell work… implantation of a cloned embryo into a uterus, attempting to fool voters who have not read the find print,” the organization’s position statement said. ...
www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52737 – 35k – Nov 12, 2006 – Cached – Similar pages

Health, Diet, Gardening, Wine, Mortgage, Loans, TravelDo any of us really read the find print on each page? That would take over a month! So usually, a mortgage lender will summarize each page for you, ...
www.iconocast.com/News_Files/ZNewsXX_XX_Z4/News7.htm – 16k – Cached – Similar pages

AM 900 – CHMLAMThere are some contract that contain clauses where it is impossible for anyone to read the find print because it is so small one would need the Hubble Space …
www.900chml.com/station/blog_shiona.cfm?bid=3109 – 67k – Cached – Similar pages

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