Eggcorn Forum

Discussions about eggcorns and related topics

You are not logged in.

Announcement

Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to if you wish to register.

The forum administrator reserves the right to request users to plausibly demonstrate that they are real people with an interest in the topic of eggcorns. Otherwise they may be removed with no further justification. Likewise, accounts that have not been used for posting may be removed.

Thanks for your understanding.

Chris -- 2018-04-11

#1 2008-06-30 16:59:36

DavidTuggy
Eggcornista
From: Mexico
Registered: 2007-10-11
Posts: 2752
Website

on the lurk-out

[on radio] warned to be on the lurk-out
.
jay is once again on the lurk out for coke!!!
.
I am on the lurk out for annonzatroll.
.
be on the lurk out for me! mother teresa,

One suspects these of being jokes, and the last three are the only ones I found Googling. My correspondent who reported hearing the first on on the radio was pretty certain it was not meant as a joke.


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

Offline

 

#2 2008-06-30 17:01:06

DavidTuggy
Eggcornista
From: Mexico
Registered: 2007-10-11
Posts: 2752
Website

Re: on the lurk-out

Whether or not it’s an eggcorn, it’s pretty unlikely that “lurk” would be more familiar than “look”.

Last edited by DavidTuggy (2008-06-30 17:02:08)


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
PunBB is © 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson
Individual posters retain the copyright to their posts.

RSS feeds: active topicsall new posts