oronym

[Drew Danielson]

Lynne Murphy <lynnem at COGS.SUSX.AC.UK> writes:
>
> Does anyone know when the term 'oronym' was coined?  (It's a synonym for
> 'mondegreen'.)  Gyles Brandreth uses it in _The Joy of Lex_ (1980) (did he
> coin it?) and I've seen it a lot since Pinker used it in _The Language
> Instinct_.


I dropped a postcard to Mr. Brandreth to ask him to illuminate the
etymology of "oronym", and whether it is indeed his coinage.  If he
responds, I will report.