The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• The underline message was: welcome to Kashmir. It is normal. (The Tribune, Chandigarh, India, Oct. 11, 1998)
• In any case, the underline principle behind the Copyright Law of the country is that the moment a person produces any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, there is copyright protection inherent in the same. (Inomy: The New Economy of India, Dec. 21, 2002)
• But the underline problem is that you’re assuming that a maori will fit that description and that a white guy won’t. (BigFooty Boards, June 24, 2002)

Spotted in the wild:

• “I mainly use magic tricks to reduce boredom and to relax students at the beginning of a class,” explained Krevsky, adding that several slight of hand tricks are great examples of medical maladies. (Temple University press release, Jan. 28, 1999)
• “What I do is not slight-of-hand or magic. It’s math, but with a twist,” explains Lamb, who admits he’s always been something of a card shark. (Texas A&M University press release, Sep. 6, 2000)
• For the past 18 years, Eric has traveled the States and abroad, charming both large audiences in stage shows and small groups at family parties with his “slight-of-hand” tricks. (OSU Moritz College of Law press release, Apr. 2003)

Spotted in the wild:

• The first type of benefit is a consequence of the availability of a part model in terms of machining features instead of plain geometry, and of the availability of the result of the aggregated effects of several phenomena during machining. (UIUC MT-AMRI Research Project Abstract, Nov. 10, 1995)
• Using plain geometry, prove the following: If a straight line is cut in extreme and mean ratio, the square on the sum of the lesser segment and half of the greater segment is five times the square on half of the greater segment. (Texas A&M University MATH 629 Midterm Exam, Mar. 3, 1997)
• MAT 1405 Spectrum Analysis Mathematical Applications
  Basic mathematical functions used in determination of emission symbols as they apply to spectrum management. Includes square root, exponents, plain and solid geometry, and basic algebraic and trigonometric functions. (Community College of the Air Force, 1999)

Spotted in the wild:

• “It has to be multidisciplinary due to the myriad of needs that may have to be addressed,” Brescia said. “But nurses are the glue of the system. They hold it all together and bare the brunt of the care.” (Medical University of South Carolina press release, Dec. 14, 2001)
• Or does she cringe when Israelis constantly bare the brunt of suicide bombers, destroying the lives of innocent civilians? (Elizabethtown College Etownian, Apr. 26, 2002)
• When preparing publications that will bare the name of the university, please adhere to the policies set forth in this manual. (Regent University Marketing Style Manual)
• “X-House didn’t bare the name of a slain civil rights leader,” Harper said, pointing in the direction of the house. “It bore the name of an evangelical preacher [John Wesley].” (Wesleyan Argus, Feb. 7, 2003)
• Tuesday afternoon, that stage came crumbling down, and instead the public was forced to bare witness to the sissified bite- and slap-fest that no one wanted to see. (Arizona Daily Wildcat, Jan. 24, 2002)
• So even if we have to grin and bare a bit now, never lose sight that we have to continue to fight against turning this University into a profile that looks more like a private institution. (CUNY University Faculty Senate Open Forum transcript, June 11, 2003)
• “We take you from not knowing anything, to knowing something about design, fabrication, fabrication process, protocol, clean room tools, technology, just the whole picture that is brought to bare on MEMS, because we have it all here. We’re a very lucky university,” said Farmer. (New Jersey Institute of Technology press release, May 30, 2001)
• We risk our ability to bring to bare the intellectual richness of the university on practical issues of the day. (Colorado State University President, Fall Address, Sep. 14, 2004)
• I think that from antidotal evidence like Judy is bringing to bare and I could bring to bare from the early childhood education movement, it is indeed the case. (Brookings Press Forum transcript, Dec. 8, 1999)
• I’d like to share the wonders I’ve seen, but it’s hard to describe how satisfying the return of “Farscape” to my television screen was to folks who didn’t bare witness. (NIU Northern Star, Oct. 20, 2004)
• Please bare in mind that this has been a project with Tufts & WPI through many years. (WPI/Tufts Wildlife Rehabilitation Database)
• If you plan to take courses towards your area of concentration bare in mind that you will need to have them approved by your faculty mentor, add them to your area of concentration form, and have them approved by the CUNY Baccalaureate Program. (CUNY - Studying Abroad: Before You Go)
• So they have the choice to either suppress the Report, or grin and bare it. (Daily Kos, Nov 13, 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• I think that from antidotal evidence like Judy is bringing to bare and I could bring to bare from the early childhood education movement, it is indeed the case. (Brookings Press Forum transcript, Dec. 8, 1999)
• Mr. Steenburgh stated that there is a lot of antidotal evidence to support this. (Norfolk State University Committee Meeting Minutes, Dec. 12, 2003)
• Interestingly, though, during the past two or three years there is antidotal evidence that some individuals are moving to rural communities. (Technologies Across Nebraska Newsletter, Winter 2004/2005)