Eggcorn Forum

Here is that quote:

Jesus is the only path, I am simply saying that the common thought on what all that “way” in tells, may not be correct.

“In tells” is a hard word to search for, as is “intells.” Both are used somewhat commonly to describe companies or poker tells. (Occasionlly it is a misspelling of “intel’ both as the abbreviation of intelligence and as the name of the chip maker Intel.) However, I did find this example where it stands in for “entails”:

Dark Star Bar | Gaia OnlineMar 31, 2007 … “umm no i am alright umm can i have a quick once over so i know what my job intells” he smiles. “yea ok” she smiles back …
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I’m not sure about the eggcornicity of this word. A lot of people seem to confuse “ell” and “ale” or “ail” sounds. For more examples of this phenomenon, see two of my posts that explore this: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=2058 (tell-tell vs. telltale) and http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=2484 (for sell vs. for sale).

Taking it a step farther, I googled to find out if “entells” would also be pretty common. It is:

Myspace.com Blogs – Not my typical blog…. – Bob 33 MySpace BlogNot to mention making an album and all the work that entells. That alone should cause pause. So with that being said…....I think I made my point. ...
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YouTube – Water As Fuel Video ®May 23, 2008 … global warming isnt just some scientists’ theory, it is an actual trend of just what the name entells ‘global warming,’ the world is …
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Reviews for Billiam the Bard’s Adventures: part one – FictionPress.comRhapsode 2008-06-29 ch 1,, abuseA sophisticated look at barding, and all it entells. Quite so! Return to Top.
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rocker_chick10280’s Xanga SiteGuitars and drums and all that that entells. BAD boys. JROTC and bein a raider. Which we have that best damn raider team in the region. ...
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After I saw your example and the intell/entell variations, I wondered if “detells” for details might be rampant on the Web, and it seems to be very common:

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WikiAnswers – How do you get a computerMe crash169 could of missed stuff that you need to buy or imported detells on stuff to do and cannot be held responsible if the computer does not work. ...
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1970 Dodge Charger CarIT GIVES SO MUCH DETELLS.GREAT JOB! – Posted By: justin on August 26, 2005. I LOVE WHEN A PART OF THE ENGINE IS STIKING OUT OF THE HOOD!GREAT WORK,ABE. ...
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As if that were not enough, I found some instances of “retell” for retail:

PARIS DRESSMAKERS URGE OUR BUYERS TO CROSS OCEAN; They Have …But there is .fir: going.tw be a severe struggle .between classes of comme-—in ‘the making of clothes; the huge department ahoy and small retell shop that …
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Goodsres.comI am a sales in a retell store in Maryland. I interest in any electronic products. Throught the demo u provide, I think I can have more information about …
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Ebay = No more PS3’s – Page 4 – Mac ForumsIf you do have a problem with it than never go to a retell store again…cause thats what they do simply at a larger volume. ...
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So the “ell” for “ail” confusion is pretty rampant, certainly in spelling, and more than likely in pronunciation.

I am trying to figure out what “in tells” (or intells or entells) means to the user (if there is a new imagery that comes about) and am not having much luck. I suspect that it’s just a misspelling based on regional pronunciation.

IF there is an eggcorn here (or in detells or tell-tells), it is that the user somehow believes that the “tells” part means that it “tells” what the subject at hand is all about.

Last edited by JonW719 (2008-07-02 15:40:38)