Discussions about eggcorns and related topics
You are not logged in.
The Eggcorn Forum and the Eggcorn Database are currently in the process of being converted into static sites.
Once the conversion is complete, all existing posts are expected to still be accessible at their original URLs. However, no new posts will be possible.
Feel free to comment on the relevant forum threads.
Chris -- 2025-05-10
Fear of being trapped in a cluster. This eggcorn returns 4000 hits on a google search, some of which are clearly earnest uses.
Offline
A good eggcorn. And popular-I’m surprised this one hasn’t been noted here before. The Urban Dictionary tries to make an intentional word out of this slip (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p … sterphobic), but it’s clear that many who use the term on the web are eggcorning it de novo.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Offline
One of my favorites in this season’s harvest of eggcorns—it gives me hope that we haven’t yet stripped the eggtree of similarly spectacular finds. And welcome to the forum, mander.
Last edited by patschwieterman (2008-08-26 00:27:36)
Offline