Eggcorn Forum

These substitutions don’t seem eggcornish to me, but rather driven mainly by the resemblance in sound of the two words. Interestingly, they both get about the same number of unique hits – roughly a dozen apiece. I toyed with the idea that “ad hominem” might play a role in the “homage” examples, but the fact that this works both ways may cast some doubt on that idea.

“Umbrage” examples (I like the third example best—shadowy umbrage and bright sunshine seem to be at odds with each other):

Anyway before I briefly blog, let me pay umbrage to the Sopranos. The significance of this show in my life can’t be overstated.
http://blog.nj.com/sixersshots/2007/06/ … _gray.html

Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman dont need to pay umbrage to Arnold every time they put up their routine and I sure as hell dont have to pay my respects to a recreational drug user like Mentzer because some of his disciples think his methods and mine are close.
http://www.intensemuscle.com/33296-body … ching.html

Miss Namibia is suitably dressed in head to toe sunshine yellow to pay umbrage to her country’s sweltering sun.
http://www.ninimomo.com/ipc01namibia.htm
[The fact that the site pictures Barbie dolls dressed up as Miss World contestants raises the possibility that the substitution is intentional – but the rest of the writing is actually pointedly straight-faced.]

“Homage” examples:

You know, I find it interesting that you take homage at something that I said as an example of something that should be censored by the federal government and that you think this artwork should be censored by the federal government, but I didn’t see you raise any objections when the right winger threatened Justice Anthony Kennedy with the words of Josef Stalin saying, “death solves all problems: no man, no problem.”
http://forums.momswhothink.com/politica … sts-3.html

Must you take homage at absolutely everything I write? Must you always find something to argue with or snub me for?
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:r7 … =firefox-a

I am sad to say, this writing was neither entertaining nor left me soulful. I think the author has grown old and yet as wise as he clearly is/was, doesn’t fit well into 21st century solutions. I take homage at his reference to the northern lights and Billie talking to him with the same voice, and will just have to live with his first Koviashuvik stories.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2POUUOC8TY462