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Thanks for your understanding.
Chris -- 2018-04-11
From: http://www.feedage.com/feeds.php?feed=35243
“We have all seen the news clips of <terrorist leader> tempting to fire a weapon.” Using 72 Virginians for bait?
Regards,
Bill DrisselOffline
Hi Bill, I guess I’d call your find a malapropism because the utterer does not literally mean “tempting.” There just isn’t enough new imagery to suggest an eggcorn—unless I’ve completely overlooked something.
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