Jim has recently become enameled with Eggcorns. I'm still attempting to distinguish them from malapropisms and puns...
Tantalizer 302: Deadliners
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From New Scientist #853, 5th July 1973 [link] Tuff and Rumble are two of
the snappiest journalists in the business. Both write faster than they
think. Inde...
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Enameled! Nice one! I hadn't heard the term Eggcorn before, but it's a good one. I notice people going to "see the sites" at times, and "peaking" into things.
Very funny, are you sure Jim isn't creating a new language? Maybe he needs to get out and talk with more people? Hhehheee
I'm not sure if I can tell the difference between eggcorns and malapropisms either - but I have to admit, I usually enjoy almost any kind of wordplay.
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