The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• The decisions, always well-intentioned and often thoughtful, however, reflect the composition of the Board, which is by in large made up of academics at large well-supported universities. (Population Association of America (PAA) Affairs, Winter 1995)
• First of all, governments by in large tend to be more pro-American than their constituents and public opinion, especially as represented by voluntary associations, unions, ONGs, etc. (The Internationalist, Princeton University, Apr. 13, 2003)
• But I do think that CEOs by in large are missing something important. (Ethics News and Views, Emory University, Jan. 28, 2004)
• You might spend your time on some grains of sand but by in large, they are unimportant to you. (Lyndon State College convocation address, Sep. 14, 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• “(Co-curricular activities) are part in parcel with the educational experience at U-M,” Wilson said. (Univ. of Michigan Daily Online, Sep. 20, 1996)
• The words consensus and socius, among others, which occur often in edicts and rescripts, are part in parcel of the working of the bureaucracy to achieve consensus by implying it already existed. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Oct. 15, 2001)
• As any new homeowner can attest, property rights come part in parcel with property responsibilities. (Yale Free Press, Nov. 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• Tongue-and-cheek is the way most journalists treat sports at MIT. (MIT Tech, Sep. 25, 1990)
• “He was not afraid. There was a lot of tongue and cheek stuff,” Stokes said. (Univ. of Tennessee Daily Beacon, Sep. 29, 1995)
• The part about martyrdom was tongue and cheek, so I hope it would not be misconstrued. (Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, Winter 1999)
• “The tongue-and-cheek compositions poke fun at some heady scientific subjects,” said McGarrell. (Brown University News Bureau, Apr. 26, 1999)

Spotted in the wild:

• Case and point. Saturday night against Ferris State, in the first period alone, Madden had two assists, four scoring chances - one shot that hit the post - nine out of 13 faceoffs won and two hits. (Univ. of Michigan Daily Online, Dec. 9, 1996)
• Case and point: many are closet fans, but few are willing to display their love. (Univ. of Notre Dame Observer, Nov. 30, 1999)
• My early experiences in teaching might serve as a case-and-point. (Journal of the Association for History and Computing, Nov. 2000)
• Daniel Dennett is a case and point. (Berkeley Groks, Apr. 14, 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• The modernization of Jesus Christ Superstar could be an up incoming idea. (ShowMag, Aug. 2003)
• What can out do a five star break-through piece by the up-incoming Ben Lee? (Rhode Island College Anchor, Jan. 27, 2004)
• The Century City Film Festival, “Where the truly awesome indie film competes against the truly awful;” launches a contest to find an up-incoming commercial director to create a 30 second commercial spot to advertise the festival. (MovieBytes, May 24, 2004)
• Founded in 2000 by Napo Masheane, the mission of KAT is to provide a space of self-identification and self-expression for up-incoming artists to create and perform socially conscious art. (Africa Pulse, Feb. 4, 2005)
• I hope this is allowed, but I wanted to tell you about this up incoming Pittsburgh Band. (City of Pittsburgh LiveJournal, Jun. 13, 2005)