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“It was certainly a world-wind tour of one of the largest, most majestic countries with a random group of people.”
http://media.www.chibus.com/media/stora … 0853.shtml
” Cuéntame Coyote completed its world premiere run at the Miracle Theatre and now prepares for its world wind tour through November of this year.”
http://www.milagro.org/english/Performa … coyote.htm
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This appears in the bio of Creed Bratton from The Office over on the NBC site.
“He began playing the guitar professionally as a teenager followed by a world-wind travel experience in his twenties throughout Europe …”
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Welcome to the Eggcorn website mistaketv. The eggcorn you mention was discussed here:
“world wind” for “whirlwind” (adj.) by wbradbury Contribute! 0 2006-08-15 11:00:02 by wbradbury
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I came across this apparently genuine explanation for “sow the wind and reap the worldwind”:
Question: : Hello, I was just hoping to find out the origin and meaning of the saying which goes something like “sow the wind; reap the whirlwind.” Thanks!
Response: this is a biblical verse “those who sow the wind shall reap the worldwind” it means that that those to sow little seeds of evil (wind) shall eventually have to harvest the entire crop of damage (worldwind). simillar in meaning to “what goes around comes around.” but with a warning that it comes back multiplied. it may seem insignificant at the time of sowing (e.g. gossip/rumour) but it can grow into a full blown worldwind which will eventually distroy all including the sowers.
(http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_boar … /1444.html)
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