Aureoles/areolae eggcorn?

neil neil at TYPOG.CO.UK
Tue Aug 22 06:22:56 UTC 2006


Eggcorn?

'Chantal touched both of her purple nipples with her fingers and made
circles there. Her aureoles bumped out and her nipples became erect.'
--George Pelecanos, 'The Night Gardener', Orion, London, 2006, 211

-- Neil Crawford

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