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Eggcornology

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Attribution for eggcorn discoveries... by jorkel
8 12617 2008-08-02 13:45:08 by DavidTuggy
How and when are eggcorns formed? by jorkel
1 3470 2008-07-13 16:02:37 by DavidTuggy
Is there a name for homophonous reshapings by DavidTuggy
6 8929 2008-07-13 14:31:58 by jorkel
How does a contribution get added to the official eggcorn list? by Dixon Wragg
2 4522 2008-07-08 16:14:15 by JonW719
Eggcorn criteria by DavidTuggy  [ 1 2 ]
41 51041 2008-07-07 11:29:28 by DavidTuggy
Eggcorn criteria - phenomenology by kem
0 2726 2008-07-04 12:16:04 by kem
D. Imagery that connects with original meaning by DavidTuggy
3 5069 2008-06-28 02:38:27 by patschwieterman
Can the English of non-native speakers beget eggcorns? by jorkel
8 12476 2008-06-27 16:08:55 by DavidTuggy
E. The eggcorn should be standard for someone. by DavidTuggy
1 3444 2008-06-27 15:27:00 by DavidTuggy
Edited a eggcorn but now it doesnt show by Mary Oates
2 4242 2008-06-01 18:02:13 by Mary Oates
In defense of "eggcorn" by nilep
9 12192 2008-05-01 23:02:25 by patschwieterman
(Another) Mark Peters eggcorn article by patschwieterman
1 3164 2008-04-16 02:16:38 by Craig C Clarke
An eggcorn article in The Guardian by JonW719
5 6928 2008-04-14 15:47:10 by TootsNYC
Doublage movement by cynthax
8 9980 2008-02-15 10:53:02 by jorkel
Explanation mark explanation by Qov
4 5929 2008-02-02 18:02:24 by patschwieterman
Eggcorns of 2007 by klakritz
1 3791 2008-01-31 17:04:13 by zoey246
A potentially helpful Web site by JonW719
2 4527 2008-01-30 11:43:19 by JonW719
Malapropisms by lkolstad
1 3416 2008-01-15 20:29:58 by patschwieterman
So is it an eggcorn? by Xplodyncow
4 5580 2008-01-06 11:56:36 by Xplodyncow
Cognitive dissidence by Merrimac
3 6861 2007-10-28 15:34:49 by booboo
AMBERsand: How much imagery is required for an eggcorn? by jorkel
3 4936 2007-10-28 12:59:14 by booboo
Articles on word evolution in ??Nature?? magazine by patschwieterman
0 2718 2007-10-11 03:00:14 by patschwieterman
Words with close sound and meaning. by jorkel
9 16848 2007-09-24 04:37:49 by gilibug
Eggcorns and related phenomena by Chris Waigl
0 2771 2007-09-23 10:08:21 by Chris Waigl
might >> my - Is this an eggcorn? by Eggstatic
4 5678 2007-09-23 06:48:59 by Peter Forster
Grew Like Topsy by dlorde
1 4038 2007-09-21 16:21:50 by TootsNYC
Comments on Database articles by patschwieterman
0 2668 2007-09-17 23:09:08 by patschwieterman
Very early precedent for "balling one's eyes out" by Damien Weaver
1 3420 2007-09-06 09:42:04 by AdamVero
Dang! Somebody beat me to it. by jordansmith
8 10975 2007-08-03 12:41:35 by jorkel
Making ends meat...from Chicago's The Mix Radio Morning Show, Melissa by Mahri
0 3024 2007-07-26 22:47:34 by Mahri

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