embarras d'eggcorn
    Mark A. Mandel 
    mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU
       
    Tue Jun 14 00:59:18 UTC 2005
    
    
  
laurentius scripsit:
>>>
The "saga" is quite possibly a typo, the "advise" a simple
misspelling that I suspect I've encountered in students' papers.  But
the "roll-a-coaster" is the interesting one, and not novel or unique
to this writer.  Google has 411 hits, some literal, some 'emotional'.
<<<
And "sing-a-long".
-- Mark A. Mandel, The Filker With No Nickname
   http://filk.cracksandshards.com
    
    
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