Eggcorn?

[Wilson Gray]

I see what you mean. Knowing the Register fairly well myself, I
wouldn't be surprised to find out that they did stuff like this on
purpose to grab attention. It grabbed mine!

-Wilson

On 10/19/05, Chris Waigl <cwaigl at free.fr> wrote:
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> Wilson Gray wrote:
>
> > "Apple coughs to iPod Nano screen flaws"
> >
> > Headline at
> >
> > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/28/ipod_nano_apple_admits/>
> >
> > The URL itself - "apple_admits" - makes it clear that what is meant is
> > "cops to."
>
> The Register is always a fertile breeding ground for strange things. In
> a different headline (article by a different writer, but maybe the same
> headline writer):
>
> ----
> Skype coughs to phone number cock-up
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/20/skype_snafu/
> ----
>
> I'm still trying to find ways to google this one. Too many people cough
> to dislodge stuff in their throats etc.
>
> Chris Waigl
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-Wilson Gray