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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Arnold Zwicky just posted ‘southmore’ on the database, describing it as a questionable eggcorn and, more exactly, as a ‘demi-eggcorn.’ ‘Softmore’ is also very common and also probably a demi-eggcorn; it’s hard to think of much semantic congruence with the original.
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Ken, I think blandford suggested “softmore” in this other thread…
somophore by Dadge Slips, innovations and reshapings 2 2007-07-12 16:30:44 by jorkel
I’m not certain, but I thought Chris took away the ability to comment on database entries.
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