The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• “Lemuel Horlick” was a stole-away on ship to Newfoundland, st Johns… in 1840. (Heartstone online review, Apr. 22, 2001)
• I know that they were both born in Galway County, Ireland and Patrick came to New York, New York as a stole away on board a ship. (LaSalle County Illinois Queries, Dec. 10, 2001)
• It had been a long journey from America aboard the container ship and as a stole away he didn’t exactly enjoy luxury accommodations aboard ship. (Aozos forum, Jan. 28, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• Anywhere else in the world it would be called “win wood” Oklahoma, but here it’s “winnie wood” and we all talk like this (said in a kind of southern draw). (Susquehanna University commencement address, May 16, 2004)
• As the slide show flipped by with illustrations of the colorful towns and people in the 1920’s, Franzwa, in his bolo tie, narrated in his slow southern draw. (Northeast News Gleaner, Philadelphia, PA, June 10, 2004)
• While his southern draw and redneck tendencies cannot be denied, I think he is a rather progressive voice especially compared to the crew he runs with and the audience he appeals to. (Flow, Univ. of Texas Department of Radio-TV-Film, May 7, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• He thought she was rather wacky, but dealing with a mysterious killer ghost who has a pension for blueberry pie, and an overly nosy group of customers, he’s starting to wonder just how much they can take before they both get committed for being insane. (myshelf, book review)
• So, in a round about way NOT giving money to a homeless man helped him more so than giving him money, and because I had a pension for believing in ironies rather than straightforward logic, I bought into the idea and do not generally give away money to anyone, including charities. (paranormal news)
• My father had no love of fishing, as he did not share my pension for indolence. (humor is relative)
• If you know that you like pansori or have a pension for eclectic films, give Chunhyang a try. Otherwise, proceed with caution. (movie review at colossus.net)

Spotted in the wild:

• Last week, one of those hero-friends, World War II Marine air ace Joe Foss, departed this veil of tears to be with his Maker. (Oliver North, Military.com, Jan. 9, 2003)
• “In the same way we are given the Blessed Mother to guide us through this veil of tears,” he said. (Madison Catholic Herald, Oct. 9, 2003)
• So I have great pleasure in wishing Medicare happy 20th, and in confidently looking forward to the nearest thing to eternal life that is possible here in this veil of tears. (Department of Health and Ageing, Australia, Feb. 2, 2004)
• In 2002, as the ailing and aged former Senator from South Carolina Strom Thurmond was facing retirement, his 100th birthday and, in all likelihood his departure from this veil of tears, C. Trent Lott praised him at a celebration of his life. (Enter Stage Right, Nov. 8, 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• I besiege you to keep on your front pages reminders to all the people of Hawaii of the atrocities that are occurring in our government in order for Hawaii to wake up and enter a new future with promise of prosperity achieved in honesty and with integrity in the absence of those holding the reigns today. (Hawaii Reporter, letter to the editor, Apr. 16, 2004)
• I besiege you to vote your conscience and for once help put an end to the governmental abuse of the American citizens. (bmonday.com, June 1, 2004)
• I besiege you to employ the services of two special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation skilled in anti-kidnapping tactics to work with the dedicated team of Oswyn Allard’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad to track down, arrest and charge this gang of kidnappers. (Trinidad Guardian, letter to the editor, Mar. 21, 2005)
• Lastly, if you’ve emailed us the last few months and not received a response to your query yet, may I kindly besiege you to pardon us as we were inactive and hardly accessed our emails. (Blazing Outdoor Adventurers & Co., Apr. 16, 2005)