"automon"

[Charles Doyle]

I think he was saying "Ottoman"--either a stool or a terr'ist.  (It's really a pretty clever pun!)

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:44:30 -0400
>From: sagehen <sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM>
>Subject: "automon"
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

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>On NPR's On Point this morning: Douglas Knecht, in defending Bush's modifications of the provisions of Bills he has just signed, said he shouldn't be reduced to an "automon" (or possibly -man) carrying out the law.
> Does use of a non-word (you should pardon the expression) instead of another real word qualify as an eggcorn?
>AM

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