Corn rolls - eggcorn

[Chris Waigl]

Dennis R. Preston wrote:

>I winder about the "true" eggcorn status where items are spelled as
>they are pronounced with, perhaps, no "sense" difference. What about
>a "chest -of-draws" (as many locals her ein michigan ahve it)? When
>are folk-etymologies (related to such phonological facts) and
>eggcorns distinct?

My reason for not counting (or entering) "chest of draws" is that there
just isn't enough (folk-) etymology there, or semantic reinterpretation
for that matter. A drawer is something you draw towards you. The
difference is a mere derivational suffix.

So while "draw" (noun) and "drawer" might have merged into one word,
spelled "draw", for some people, I don't consider this to be an eggcorn
(or a folk-etymology).

But I'm not sure I understand your last sentence.

Chris Waigl

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