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#1 2007-01-26 13:04:21

stripeyt
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Registered: 2007-01-22
Posts: 4

Off with your head

Once I heard someone on the radio say “her head was decapitated off”. Is this an eggcorn?

Last edited by stripeyt (2007-01-26 13:06:12)

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#2 2007-01-26 15:13:54

Cpt. Jack
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Re: Off with your head

Probably not, but it is redundant, and it repeats itself.

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#3 2007-01-26 15:41:57

MartyArtie
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Re: Off with your head

It’s also tautological and pleonastic as well, in addition

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