Discussions about eggcorns and related topics
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Chris -- 2011-03-08
During a recent curriculum revision meeting, a public school principal commented that “the plan needed to be flushed out before it could be adopted.”
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I just heard this—actually saw it in a document, too—from my boss. She said she knew there was also “fleshed out” but picked “flushed out” because it made more sense to her.
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Sounds eggcornish to me – it is a different imagery.
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A classic. It’s in the Database here: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/349/flush/
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