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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Some people write ‘venal disease’ when they intend ‘venous disease,’ but this substitution is more eggcornish. Examples:
Shall we really believe he has not caught a serious venal disease while bedding one whore after another…
www.amazon.com/review/product/038077616 … dThreeStar
Are you saying maybe we should talk about the President and venal disease and all that stuff? That’s icky but it’s no fun at all.
www.yelp.com/topic/san-francisco-what-s-wrong-with-you
Discontent spreads like a venal disease.
atheikal.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/07/for-a-more-just-world/comment/718408.htm
shinzo abe, premier minister of japan as of 2007, also said that “the [organized] brothels reduced the overall amount of venal disease”.
8128.teacup.com/lunaboy/bbs
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And “venial disease” gets a dozen unique hits. Though I wonder whether some of these aren’t spellchecker artifacts.
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