Discussions about eggcorns and related topics
You are not logged in.
Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to
The forum administrator reserves the right to request users to plausibly demonstrate that they are real people with an interest in the topic of eggcorns. Otherwise they may be removed with no further justification. Likewise, accounts that have not been used for posting may be removed.
Thanks for your understanding.
Chris -- 2018-04-11
mostly encountered on blog
about 113 google entries.
for
tarred and feathered
tarred with the same brush
bird of a feather flock together.
I kind of like the way it evokes an image of delicate tarring of like-minded people.
Cheers
.
Offline
oops,
this is an “idiom blend” not an akern, err, eggcorn
sorry
Offline
Welcome, eejit, and be assured that idiom-blends, collisions and close calls can find sanctuary here, though preferably in the ‘slips/innovations/reshapings’ section. Did I spot some difficulty with the term ‘eggcorn’? If so, you’re in good company – I know noone who wouold pronounce ‘acorn’ as ‘eggcorn’. I prefer to think of them as ‘breaths -of -the-hare’ or, if I’m feeling particularly disenchanted, ‘pus-jewels’.
Offline