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Chris -- 2018-04-11
A dolt is someone who is not very bright and those in their dotage may suffer from impaired mental functioning. My current rough guide for eggcorn detection is the notion of a ‘meaningful malapropism’ which, I think, fits this example…
This old dude seemingly now in his doltage who we later learn in youth was a prison guard walks out of what seems to be an old time 30’s era pretty mundane …
www.amazon.com/.../A1SDPA1J98UP4L?ie=UT … iew&page=6 – 85k – Cached
Come on do you think we are so in our doltage we will be taken in by you. I doubt if you were 16 you would know who was and who was not a miner especially …
aberdareonline.co.uk/content/public/forum/message.asp?forum=3&ID=26965 – 11k – Supplemental Result – Cached
why thankyou storm…...... just hope no one thinks im getting all lover dovey in my doltage! i have left you my number although anyone would have given it …
lesbianpersonals.com/.../qi1204814/acview_thread_message.html?dcb=lesbianpersonals&highid=37927072_81895 – 37k – Supplemental Result – Cached
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