Eggcorn, or: Telling on myself
Arnold M. Zwicky
zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Thu Aug 10 16:26:36 UTC 2006
On Aug 10, 2006, at 6:16 AM, David Bowie wrote:
> ... Day before yesterday i produced the following
> eggcorn:
>
> "... after a particularly violent spout of vomiting...
not necessarily an eggcorn based on "bout". <GC mode>it could be a
blend, of "spate" and "bout".</GC mode> of course, if you wouldn't
use "spate" in this context, then the blend proposal is probably out.
arnold
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