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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This substitution is not new to this site; see:
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … p?pid=3751 But the example I just happened upon is a little different, as it’s referring to a behavioral tic rather than a facial tic: “Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama’s appearance on CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday witnessed the president-elect’s unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.” (from a satirical article by Andy Borowitz) I’m inclined to see it as just a misspelling rather than an eggcorn, as the meaning connection doesn’t seem to be there, especially when referring to a behavioral tic rather than a facial one.Dixon
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