Aureoles/areolae eggcorn?

[David Bowie]

Arnold Zwicky wrote:

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 > and my LLog piece on the Slut-o-Meter (yes, it's relevant):

>     http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002884.html

Such fun! I was somewhat surprised that Bowie ends up lower than Pullum
(at 6.8%)--there's a good amount of erotic fan pieces out there
dedicated to the *other* David. Of course, when the safe hits total
27.5M, it dilutes the 2M that aren't.

"David Bowie", though, ends up with a gratifying(!) slut-o-meter index
of 12.7%.

Pretty non-demure--but are there any linguists out there named, say,
Jameson?

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     house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.

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