The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• Scott sat quietly on stage waiting for his queue, remembering at the last moment to take off his badge so that it wouldn’t reflect in the light. (link)
• You could tell the lions were getting anxious to have a go at the zebras, so they began their hunt. […] The last lioness just stayed where she was, waiting for her queue from the other two. (link)
• After 5 days of intensive care in Selenge, Batsaihan and her mother went to Ulan-Bator according to doctors’ direction. While they were waiting for their queue to visit a doctor for the first time at the 3rd Hospital of UB, Batsaihan was called namely, and was asked to visit doctor Enkhbayar without any queue. (libertycenter.org.mn)
• You can then use the latest software to easily synchronize the video and the slides, so that the slides advance on queue with the video. (link)
• Right on queue, the very next day, the Family Research Council sent out this email: (Jim Gilliam, 2005/07/07)

Spotted in the wild:

• Comprehensive General Liability Insurance provides protection and defense for “non-professional” incidents that occur. This includes bodily injury or property damage to others for which you are legally liable, such as slip and falls on your premises, liable, slander, false arrest, and advertising liability. (Michigan Specialty Insurance Agency Inc)
• Dakota, Do you believe in absolute free speech such as liable/slander, child porn, etc… (which is fine if you do)? If not, then you can agree that a line has to be drawn somewhere. (TalkLeft (commentator))
• 11. Liable, Slander or Harassment. No user shall use Se-C or any items under its control, to slander, liable or harass any other person, business or company. Also included under this gambit is any threats to perform these acts. (Secure-Commerce)

Spotted in the wild:

• The long head of the biceps muscle runs right over this and the short head runs right along the side of it. So just by understanding that bicep recruitment is inevitable, trying to cut the biceps out of the picture with various hand placements is a mood point. (bodybuilding.com)
• With a scream the boy awoke from his dream and cupped his face. That’s when he noticed the blood and looked down. He had slept walked and unknowingly killed his parents. Or did he know. It was a mood point now. (link)
• Having a deterministic view on life, as you well know, morality is a bit of a mood point to me personally, as predetermination ultimately does not give people a choice in how they behave and what they do. As such morality, or the justice system for that matter, are artificial constructs to keep society functioning. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• Bringing in the new year is another mute point with me. The new year is going to occur whether I’m asleep, watching television or at a New Year’s Eve party. (The Purcell Register)
• The big run brought the Lancer lead to as far as 17 points before Sonora could make a bucket with 2-minutes, 14-seconds remaining in the game. Sonora’s six-point run in the final minutes proved to be a mute point. (Manteca Bulletin)
• The smallish blond boy seemed docile at times, offering a smile and babbling conversation (he was deaf as well) one moment, and flying into a fit of rage without any notice the next. I believe he was in the 3rd grade, but since he never attended classes, it is a mute point. But he wandered the halls, keeping order, attacking other students, biting legs and smiling all the while. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• gah, im getting those problems today! whoa is me! wow, talk about a jinx………GRRRR (WordPress support forum)
• Dang, I’m ruined I’ll never be able to post here again. Whoa is me. Cats are man’s best friend, they just won’t stoop to admitting it. (link)