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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Sports players seem to have a unique ability to commit eggcorns. Found this example at http://www.jayp.net/humor/sports.htm
1988
Charles Shakelford, NC State basketball player, being interviewed on local tv: “I can dribble with my right hand and I can dribble with my left hand. I’m amphibious.”
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