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Chris -- 2018-04-11
An unsurprising misreading, since ‘snippet’ probably derives from ‘snip’ in the first place. Examples:
In addressing whether U.S. resolve there has been shaken, here’s a snip it of what he said. transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0307/03/se.11.html
Here is a snip-it that I use in one of my programs – it’s a touch kludgey but if you know java you can decipher the needed parts …
www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives … 01115.html
Computing without limits!!!Bit of a snip-it from the 1st article.
www.xtremesystems.org/I’ve never heard Jennifer Hudson sing, except for a snip-it of the signature song for Dream Girls …
www.tmz.com/2006/12/15/beyonces-beef-is … y-affair/2
This is a snip it of video from the event in Portland showing the projected Second Life performance.
www.multiverserecords.com/
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klakritz writes:
An unsurprising misreading, since ‘snippet’ probably derives from ‘snip’ in the first place.
Even so, the “it” part is classic and might be enough to qualify the construction as an eggcorn! I particularly like the hyphenated version: “snip-it”—since hyphenating is a sign of a thoughtful writer in general.
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