eggcorn

[FRITZ JUENGLING]

Utahns are well known to have i>I before L
feel > fill
seal > sill
and so on
Fritz

>>> rshuttle at BAMA.UA.EDU 05/11/05 01:24PM >>>
Sounds like the Southern shift ( i <--> I ) to me. I've also seen, "Feel
in the following form and submit." Is this an eggcorn, though? I dunno.
Rachel

FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:
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> Subject:      eggcorn
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> Here is an email that I received from our registrar--maybe it could be added to some eggcorn list somewhere (reminds me of Utah speech):
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> If you have any questions please fill free to ask away.
>
> Fritz

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