Eggcorn

[Chris F Waigl]

Wilson Gray wrote:

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>Poster:       Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>Subject:      Eggcorn
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>>>From a site on anosmia:
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>"I have a congenital deficit."
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I may be a bit dense from overdosing on eggcorns, but what is this supposed to
be an eggcorn for?

Chris Waigl
or maybe I'm stuck in French right now. Nothing wrong with "déficit congénital"

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