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Chris -- 2025-05-10
from a comment about Clinton on a political blog:
“You must hand it to hil, she has cowered the press.”
Now that’s an eggcorn! To “cow” meaning to “intimidate” is certainly a peculiar verb, but people who are “cowed” may well “cower.” It’s easy to turn “cower” from an intransitive to a transitive verb, and it makes more sense, too.
David
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I like the imagery. She must be absolutely frightening.
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