The Eggcorn Database - v. 0.5

Spotted in the wild:

• Comprehensive General Liability Insurance provides protection and defense for “non-professional” incidents that occur. This includes bodily injury or property damage to others for which you are legally liable, such as slip and falls on your premises, liable, slander, false arrest, and advertising liability. (Michigan Specialty Insurance Agency Inc)
• Dakota, Do you believe in absolute free speech such as liable/slander, child porn, etc… (which is fine if you do)? If not, then you can agree that a line has to be drawn somewhere. (TalkLeft (commentator))
• 11. Liable, Slander or Harassment. No user shall use Se-C or any items under its control, to slander, liable or harass any other person, business or company. Also included under this gambit is any threats to perform these acts. (Secure-Commerce)

Spotted in the wild:

• The long head of the biceps muscle runs right over this and the short head runs right along the side of it. So just by understanding that bicep recruitment is inevitable, trying to cut the biceps out of the picture with various hand placements is a mood point. (bodybuilding.com)
• With a scream the boy awoke from his dream and cupped his face. That’s when he noticed the blood and looked down. He had slept walked and unknowingly killed his parents. Or did he know. It was a mood point now. (link)
• Having a deterministic view on life, as you well know, morality is a bit of a mood point to me personally, as predetermination ultimately does not give people a choice in how they behave and what they do. As such morality, or the justice system for that matter, are artificial constructs to keep society functioning. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• Bringing in the new year is another mute point with me. The new year is going to occur whether I’m asleep, watching television or at a New Year’s Eve party. (The Purcell Register)
• The big run brought the Lancer lead to as far as 17 points before Sonora could make a bucket with 2-minutes, 14-seconds remaining in the game. Sonora’s six-point run in the final minutes proved to be a mute point. (Manteca Bulletin)
• The smallish blond boy seemed docile at times, offering a smile and babbling conversation (he was deaf as well) one moment, and flying into a fit of rage without any notice the next. I believe he was in the 3rd grade, but since he never attended classes, it is a mute point. But he wandered the halls, keeping order, attacking other students, biting legs and smiling all the while. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• gah, im getting those problems today! whoa is me! wow, talk about a jinx………GRRRR (WordPress support forum)
• Dang, I’m ruined I’ll never be able to post here again. Whoa is me. Cats are man’s best friend, they just won’t stoop to admitting it. (link)

Spotted in the wild:

• Asked whether he felt he was over his illness that would leave him drained some days but not others, Julian explained “I felt fine on both days but I’ve only been racing for an hour but I think now the season has ended so it’s not a problem now. A few beers and in a month I’ll be right as reign and will be back on the road and training for next year.” (British Cycling)
• Right as reign, Blair declares (Hellen Kennedy, NY Daily News, article title)