eggcorn

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jan 18, 2006, at 7:34 PM, Tom Kysilko wrote:

> If we're going to count bloopers on NPR, there was also a couple of
> days
> ago on Talk of the Nation:
> "...the slippery end of the wedge..."

well, a blend: "thin end of the wedge" + "short/wrong/shitty/dirty
end of the stick" + "slippery slope", i guess.  lotta mixin' goin' on
there.

arnold

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