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#1 2007-07-13 14:34:11

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'refulling' for 'refueling'

Clearly, after refueling your car or jet fighter, the gas tank is full once again. (Perhaps also influenced by ‘refilling.’) You’d think ‘refueling’ too simple and common a word to eggcorn and yet…. 2,000+ ghits, e.g.,

So by using mid air refulling (for MCA) range can be increased.
www.worldaffairsboard.com/military-avia … mca-2.html

i hate refulling, thats why i fill it to the brim everytime i fill up.
www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.p … etlastpost

The last few tanks I have gone at least 420 miles before refulling.
forums.nicoclub.com/zerorss?t=256276

the adjacent diner was the most interesting one. not only do cab drivers utilize the gas station as their refulling stop but also as their social venue …
www.bb8.net/project1.swf

Hi, After refulling today I got this warning in the display ‘Diesel additive minimum level’.
www.autostalk.com/peugeot/307sw-110hdi- … 68232.html

This time on the walk to the plane there were several planes refulling, so there were several large refulling tankers with hoses everywhere …
www.ultimatereef.net/forums/archive/ind … 26596.html

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