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#1 2007-06-03 23:09:22

drissel
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Registered: 2006-08-10
Posts: 21

"tempting to" for "attempting to"

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?

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Bill Drissel

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#2 2007-06-04 11:21:45

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

Re: "tempting to" for "attempting to"

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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