The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• A month or so back, when it seemed that Mahmoud Abbas was a shoe in for the leadership of the Palestinians, I opined that based on some comments he’d made (which seemed to support terrorism and terrorists) I wasn’t at all sure there’d be much of a change in the Palestinian/Israeli situtation. (link)
• Eagles are a shoe-in to host NFC Championship (Gloucester County Times, January 16, 2005)
• WE’VE been expecting you, Mr Scott. Dougray Scott, the fridge salesman’s son from Glenrothes, was widely considered a shoe-in for the role of James Bond, and even bookmakers had closed betting on the issue. (Scotland on Sunday, 6 Feb 2005)
• Indeed, even sometime critic Donna Brazile, who ran Al Gore’s campaign, was saying on CNN Friday that Dean is practically a shoe-in. (newsday.com, February 8, 2005)

Spotted in the wild:

• Still, eight years ago, Darryl Reginelli saw, as others would later on, an opportunity in New Orleans’ lack of a deep-seeded pizza tradition. (Times-Picayune, January 28, 2005)
• Iesa Galloway, Houston Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the questionnaire was “rooted in deep-seeded ignorance of the religion of Islam and the Muslim people.” (Fox News, January 19, 2005)
• “The brain is the seed of emotions, personality, vocations and creativity. Brain disorders not only produce physical disability but also hinder human potential. Our goal is to restore the brain to its maximum potential at as early an age as possible,” says Dr. Wiebe, Kinsmen Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences. (Dr. Samuel Wiebe to help children with injury and illness of the brain, U Calgary, January 13, 2005)
• Epicuren Medicated Acne Cleanser, A medicated anti-bacterial deep pore cleansing gel that is non-irritating to the skin. This product is designed to sterilize the skin’s surface, lift and remove residue and loose dry skin. (Rosanna’s Salon & Day Spa)

Spotted in the wild:

• Most people will advise you to look at the high profile and most talked about agencies in Atlanta. Take that advice with a grain assault because you might end up finding better service with the little guys. (Georgia Real Estate)
• So when people decide for themselves that im not and try to bullshit me, i get an attitude. there was no reason for this person to bullshit. none whatsoever. But i guess ill just take it with a grain assault, like i have with everything else in my life. Nothing new. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• Scott sat quietly on stage waiting for his queue, remembering at the last moment to take off his badge so that it wouldn’t reflect in the light. (link)
• You could tell the lions were getting anxious to have a go at the zebras, so they began their hunt. […] The last lioness just stayed where she was, waiting for her queue from the other two. (link)
• After 5 days of intensive care in Selenge, Batsaihan and her mother went to Ulan-Bator according to doctors’ direction. While they were waiting for their queue to visit a doctor for the first time at the 3rd Hospital of UB, Batsaihan was called namely, and was asked to visit doctor Enkhbayar without any queue. (libertycenter.org.mn)
• You can then use the latest software to easily synchronize the video and the slides, so that the slides advance on queue with the video. (link)
• Right on queue, the very next day, the Family Research Council sent out this email: (Jim Gilliam, 2005/07/07)

Spotted in the wild:

• QUESTION: What is your response to the situation in which Jeremy Rifkin organized a group of church leaders to sign a partition effectively saying that gene patenting was a sin against God? (Interview with Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute)
• The company has filed a partition for permission to register and distribute new capital (form 35-1) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Later, the SEC has approved the partition with the condition that the company has to submit a Filing document (form 69-1) and make a payment for the Filing fee to the SEC within 30 days prior to the day that the securities of the company are allowed to trade on the SET. (link)
• [R]esidents in Sydney’s northwest mounted a court case to stop a Muslim prayer being open. Local residents signed a partition with 5000 names claiming the centre would have an ‘adverse impact’ on their community, and that the proclaimed site of the centre is on land with ‘rare grasses and birds’. (link)