Cool malapropism/eggcorn

[Charles Doyle]

Google also gives a couple of hundred instances of "at this time and point"--perhaps modeled on "time and place," with some influence from "point in (and) time"?

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:04:07 -0800
>From: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Cool malapropism/eggcorn
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>On Feb 7, 2007, at 7:15 AM, Geoff Nathan wrote:
>
>> Reported on the CNN site, as said by Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

>>> ... "At this point and time, I do not know whether or not it is the law of averages that caught up with us or if there's been a change in tactics, techniques and procedures on the part of the enemy, which is what the investigation will do," Pace said.


>
>cute.  not in the ecdb.  i get 63,000 hits for "at this point and time", almost all looking relevant.
>
>arnold

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