Eggcorn Forum

Discussions about eggcorns and related topics

You are not logged in.

Announcement

Registrations are currently closed because of a technical problem. Please send email to if you wish to register.

The forum administrator reserves the right to request users to plausibly demonstrate that they are real people with an interest in the topic of eggcorns. Otherwise they may be removed with no further justification. Likewise, accounts that have not been used for posting may be removed.

Thanks for your understanding.

Chris -- 2018-04-11

#1 2017-12-14 04:45:47

Peter Forster
Eggcornista
From: UK
Registered: 2006-09-06
Posts: 1222

'scorch the rumours' for 'scotch the rumours'

A searing blast of flame seems a nicely eggcornish interpretation of the rather opaque ‘scotch’.

Yesterday’s scenes should help the couple scorch rumours that their romance is on the rocks

The Burmese junta and one of its allies, the ethnic Kachin ceasefire group Kachin Independence Organization, held a public briefing to scorch rumors that they are preparing to attack the KIO.

Even as he considers himself a simple man, Davies past libidinous life threatens to destroy his career, making it necessary to scorch the rumors of his bisexuality by marrying Rachel Dean.

But the software company today moved to scorch the rumours.

Some examples are abound to be finger-slip typos with t and r sitting adjacent on the keyboard, but here’s a bit of confirmation from the world of chillies.

In my defence … I thought they were called scorch bonnets, not scotch. I thought I had to do the scorching myself, hence the flames… Honestly!

Offline

 

#2 2017-12-23 17:08:00

kem
Eggcornista
From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: 'scorch the rumours' for 'scotch the rumours'

I like.


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
PunBB is © 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson
Individual posters retain the copyright to their posts.

RSS feeds: active topicsall new posts