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Chris -- 2018-04-11
‘Rockus’ is mostly used deliberately; it’s a natural name for a band. But it occasionally crosses into eggcorn territory:
A rowdy and rockus Ants fan base sets the tone for the game along with some great play by play by #29 Brian Gilleece with sidekick #9 Timmy Colman.
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For a more rockus sound, there was Janis!!
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I have known several full-time buskers over the years that have done it successfully but there are generally power performers with a rockus sound, ...
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SOME GIRLS got a rockus ovation as did PAINT IT BLACK.
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The soft cooing on Like a Honeycomb is betrayed by it’s rockus chorous,...
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Been there, done that: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=3420
I remember when I wrote the initial post how hard it was to separate out deliberate puns and band names.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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