The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• Because Trust is a commodity. Very, very expensive. Not like a plasma TV screen, or a Hummer. But like a great-grandmother’s Bombay chest, or a Civil War journal. (link)
• These guys are in my opinion on par with the masters in furniture making from the past. […] Randy O’Donnell (what a great Bombay chest he makes) (woodworkersedge.blogspot.com)
• This is a French Bombay Chest with a cream and cocoa beveled marble top (classified ad)
• Absolutely gorgeous! The chest is created from solid wood and MDF and features resin legs. This hand painted design gives this Bombay chest the perfect touch of detail that your room needs. (shopnbc.com)

Spotted in the wild:

• She asked Dr. Rabianski to head a subcommittee to investigate the issue. Dr. Rabianski agreed and asked that the Committee discuss the issue even if it is a fate accompli. (Georgia State University Senate, P&D Committee minutes, Sep. 23, 1999)
• Thus a social order dictated by the ‘free’ market and yet, ironically, ‘determined’ by the globalised capital is fast imposing itself as a fate accompli. (Tribune of India, Oct. 14, 2001)
• “My reaction was they’re just giving them more time so they can take over more, that the military wing of the opposition can take over more ground in Haiti and create a fate accompli,” Kurzban said. (Democracy Now!, Feb. 25, 2004)
• Many thousands have worked tirelessly for decades in opposing (and fighting against) a merger with India or Pakistan as a fate-accompli. (Pakistan Observer, Apr. 28, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• “Every match from here on end is an opportunity to make a dent in our schedule and make a statement” for the NCAA tournament selections committee, Drzal said. (Univ. of Virginia Cavalier Daily, Mar. 8, 2001)
• So from here on end, I guess, as Raymond Carver said, ‘it’s all gravy’. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7:30 Report transcript, Nov. 19, 2001)
• From here on end all British Columbians can do is see their surgeries get cancelled, see the quality of education decline, see some taxes cut, see some deregulation of government services, business flourishing and the Liberals in office for a long time. (The Commentary, May 28, 2002)
• Do you think the Phil will pretty much abandon the triangle from here on end given their success with less offensive structure against the Spurs? (USA Today chat transcript, May 19, 2004)

Spotted in the wild:

• Adrien Brody is fair-to-midland, calling up the best Steinbeckian dimwit that the constricting storyline will allow. (FilmForce review, July 30, 2004)
• I tried Ofoto once, and it was FAIR, but I must confess I mailed them the film, so I could only expect fair to midland prints from that roll anyway. (Frugal Living forum, Dec. 7, 2004)
• The Governor got an A from the Sierra Club, no big surprise that a Democratic Governor gets an A. Gave her a C this year. That’s not just fair to midland, that’s pretty poor. (KAET Horizon transcript, May 27, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• The power of His mighty hand,
  Which saved my soul from Hell;
  Stands ready at my beacon call,
  My worries to dispel.
  (Poetry from the Psalms, 1994)
• God Who knows everything about us, is watching us, and crossing His arms, and shaking His head at our audacity at expecting Him to be at our beacon call whenever we want, while we just go our own little way, doing our own little thing, doing whatever we want, when we want. (FaithWriters.com, Mar. 19, 2004)
• Now that I am able to put my full concentration on EPI/PPT I am at your beacon call to answer questions, and assist you if you choose to join the best thing I have ever seen. (Money Talk forum, Nov. 4, 2004)