The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• I’ve always found that part of the NASA Uber Alles crowd to be very troublesome, thinking that, gosh, it is all sweetness and light down there at JSC, when it’s a bear-knuckled bureaucracy like anything else. (link)
• Now remember people, the opinions expressed above by the beer columnist do not necessarily reflect those of yours truly. In fact, we often disagree on many subjects, leading to a full on, stripped to the waist, bear-knuckled, single-takedown grudge match. (link)
• Huber and his supporters were somewhat less comfortable engaging in a bear-knuckled internal political struggle for power than Peters’ adherents. (link)
• More importantly, my web site (now with over 60,000 visits) has always published my work and conclusions, which you now accuse me of plagiarizing from you ~ which is an absolute bear faced lie. (link)
• Mr. Burton’s comments don’t suprise me concerning the use of taxes collected from Hotel and Motel operator’s to fund the PDR program. What does suprise me is his statement that if these dollars were not used for PDR purchases that the County tax rate could not be reduced by using these funds to support tourist programs currently being funded out of the County general fund. Shame on you Mr. Burton that is a bear faced lie. (link)
• Egyptians fought bear-handed against the Arabic swords and were massacred on the streets and inside the churches. (Wikipedia)
• Due to the state’s opposition to the disorder caused by these popular pastimes, by 1600 the bridge fights in Venice ceased to use sticks and became unarmed brawls called guerre di pugni or “war of the fists”. As with the stick wars, these bear-handed sporting brawls could attract thousands of fighters and tens of thousands of spectators. (link)
• I can’t think of anyone who would get tested before having sex except dumb people considering bearbacking. Everyone else on the planet would practice safe sex. (soc.motss, Aug 10, 2005)
• Porn star, publisher bear claws in lawsuits (NY Daily News, headline, April 13, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• ACU Challenges John Kerry to Prove His Whopper Is Not a Lie
  The candidate’s claim that he met with foreign leaders looks like boldfaced lie, says ACU’s Lessner (The American Conservative Union, Headline)
• Bush = Bold-faced liar (link)
• Those sneaky, seemingly straight shooting, look you in the eye, and bold-faced lie people. We’ve all met one. And even when every instinct is telling you they’re lying, we stand there, nodding and smiling and buying their lies. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• The self-titled debut isn’t bad, per say, but it does have a guilty-pleasure feel that may have been better received in the hazy days of summer. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 14, 2005)
• Resident Sara Torre said, “I’m not concerned about the Wal-Mart per say, but I’m concerned about the scope of the project and the location.” (Capital News 9, 2005/1/2)
• “We really are on track, we’re not in a crisis,” Morrison said. “We don’t need a change agent per say, we want someone who’s going to stay with this vision that’s working.” (Marshfield Mariner, February 9, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• Molson and Labatt are at lagerheads again and if it isn’t resolved soon, the city could lose the Memorial Cup. (Ottawa Sun, "Trouble brewing for Memorial Cup host?", February 4, 2005)
• Jamie Lee Hamilton spoke next who read a poem devoted to Cassandra written by a Downtown Eastside poet. She then invited Cindy Chan Piper of the Grandview Woodlands Neighbourhood Action Group (residents’ group that aims to move the hookers out of the east end) to stand beside her and spoke about how her and Cindy are often at lagerheads, but we all have to work together. (link)
• Egypt and Sudan at lagerheads over territorial rights to Halaib, prompted by Sudan granting oil exploration concession. Each accuses the other of harbouring opposition elements. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• Many people with physical disabilities are also less exorcised about “people first” language than people with cognitive disabilities. In fact, many of the more radical people with physical disabilities call themselves names like “crips” and use it proudly. (link)
• Now, what I can’t figure out here is the media angle. The media is all upset about this; media is exorcised about this, but I can’t figure out if they’re upset about the ethics of it or if they’re upset about the money. As I listen to the journalists, I honestly don’t know what they care about more here, what they’re all exorcised about the ethics or the money. (link)
• First, the Washington press corps became exorcised about the news that a conservative columnist was secretly paid by the Bush Administration to promote its education policy. (link)
• Considering that sex toys have been around — oh, thousands of years — it’s hard to comprehend why some politicians and fundamentalist religious groups, especially imn the Bible belt, get so exorcised about the idea of pleasuring the genitals. (Marianna Beck, Introduction to Rachel Maines Affidavit)