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Chris -- 2025-05-10
On another message board this morning “like a profiter roll”.
Google brings up 70 hits, including this “Profiter Roll Sundae £2.75 each” from 1998 http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/jim.shead/ … 98mayL.htm
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For the benefit of us slow-witted types with aging brains, it’s helpful—in the case of less obvious eggcorns—to put the original form in the header. After a moment’s puzzlement (“Prophet Errol?” “Professor Iterole?”), I finally hit on “profiterole.”
The eggcorn’s rare—most of the Google hits are puns—but it’s an excellent (and delicious) one. I’ve added some more documentation:
Anastasia turned, chocolate on her chin and a Profiter roll in her mouth to see the beautiful president glide into the room.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/archive/index. … 05044.html
remove the middle of profiter roll then fill with whipped cream that has icing sugar and vanilla essence in it and place top on profiter roll
http://www.ausonline.info/forum/viewtop … cab6fa12dd
“Anyway, how are you two enjoying eating food?” Cordy asked as she eat a profiter
roll.
http://slayerfanfic.com/stories/Tenebrae/17440.txt
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I love this one!
Does it not also point to a likely movement in syllabic stress by users of the eggcorn?
(ProFITerole – PROFiter roll)
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Fifi – interesting thought in the pronunciation. Not heard it in the wild yet, but I can foresee many a happy (if unhealthy) hour hanging around the patisserie counter doing field research …
Pat, thanks for the tip and the new refs.
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