Eggcorn?

Philip E. Cleary philipcleary at RCN.COM
Sat May 19 19:46:42 UTC 2007


BBC America's print and online catalogues contain the following blurb
for the Guinness Toucan T-shirt: "Dublin's most famous brewery has been
slacking thirsts for more than 175 years...."

Would that qualify as an eggcorn?

Phil Cleary

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