eggcorn?

[Michael McKernan]

Arnold M. Zwicky asked:

>
>ASFS?

Association for the Study of Food & Society

>so far i've found only two more examples.  possibly just a
>misspelling -- but it could be based on the meaning of "succor", the
>suggestion being that the parent tree succors (supports, provides
>for) the little ones.

Exactly.  It seems odd to me that misspelling 'sucker' would result in
'succor' without some kind of conceptual nudge.

>for the moment, it's in my ?? file.
>
>arnold


Michael McKernan