Premadonna

[Stephen Goranson]

Thinking prema-donna or pre-madonna?

Stephen Goranson

Quoting "Philip E. Cleary" <philipcleary at RCN.COM>:

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> Does "premadonna" qualify as an eggcorn?
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> "A contractor who was working for me quit about 2 weeks into January.
> The dude was premadonna headcase; came and went as he pleased, social
> moron (i.e. HR disaster waiting to happen), unreliabliable, etc. Not
> terribly uncommon in the software industry, but aggravating nonetheless."
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> http://remyreport.blogspot.com/
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> Phil Cleary
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