The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• One good system involves using standardized cards for different symptoms: fever, diarrhea, abdominal pains, conjunctivitis, cough, lower limp edema, dyspnea, hepatomegaly, cripitations heard during auscultation of the lungs, etc. (World Health Organziation: Medical Care for the Internally Displaced People in West Darfur State, (undated, ca 2004))
• My mother has extreme Limp edema in her legs and she is unable to walk. (Carepathways (Q&A section), January 9, 2003)
• Other clients with arthritis, allergies, limp edema, neuralgia and other symptoms have experienced relief and benefits with multiple treatments. (Innate Chiropractic (company web site), undated)

Spotted in the wild:

• I remember walking through Jerusalem with him as we absorbed the aromas of the streets, down the Via de la Rosa we went. (Search Light Ministries newsletter, 2004)
• Red roses did not line the Villa de la Rosa as Jesus walked the streets to Calvary; Hearts and balloons did not display a welcoming for this mighty King, He bore thorns of injustice, hate, and sin upon His brow. (Swampland.com)
• At Nazareth, Jesus was unable to do all that He would have wanted. And on that terrible and glorious day when He walked the Via De La Rosa, He cried out to a city that He wanted to Save, but “you would not have it”… (The Bible NETWork, Aug 23, 2006)
• For Palestinians of Jerusalem, getting a personal ID, which ought to be a simple affair, has become the new via de la Rosa. (Counterpunch, August 9, 2003)

Spotted in the wild:

• “Or, is there a hidden agenda that is only now beginning to reveal itself and reel its ugly head?” (Michnews.com via Reason Magazine, Jan. 20, 2004)
• Bradbury’s most popular novel still resonates today as anti-intellectualism once again reels its ugly head. (Vue Weekly, Feb. 24, 2005)
• As much as I want to disagree (guns-blazing, intellectual warfare imagery abounds), realpolitik reels its ugly head. (Ben Wyatt, Mar. 24, 2006)
• That social system that appeared to be encouraging in the beginning, reeled its head and became an area of destruction. (Gabriel Zeigler, Dec. 9, 2006)
• Desperation is reeling its ugly head. (CNN Political Ticker comment, May 22, 2008)
• ROMNEY’S INNER JACKASS REELS ITS HEAD AGAIN (TPM Cafe Reader Post, June 26, 2008)

Spotted in the wild:

• Practitioners may contest the notion of intergrading traditional practices and western practices (Student paper)

Spotted in the wild:

• So now a total of $120 a week is being garnished from his paycheck. He called the mainline for the court for his case, and they then stated that this additional money is for in the rears payments. (TheLaw.com forum)
• He is so far in the rears he owes over 12,000. (Delaware Moms forum)
• Child support order was in 1991 and he is now 30,000 in the rears. (Lawguru)
• These Dead Beat Parents didn’t get $30,40,$60,000 in the rears over NIGHT !!! (Stateline.org comment)
• Whether Delbert is in the rears regarding child support payments is a personal matter between us and is not for public debate or inquiry. (Rip-Off Report comment)