Eggcorn?

[Wilson Gray]

Point taken, arnold. Sorry about that.

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"Macsimum news has just released news about a new
version of the iMac that is being touted as an educational machine. It
seems to be a nice setup and has the cheapness that us university
students _strive_ on."

-Wilson

On 7/8/06, Arnold M. Zwicky <zwicky at csli.stanford.edu> wrote:
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> On Jul 7, 2006, at 10:38 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>
> > ... the cheapness us students _strive_ on.
>
> (wilson, it would help the eggcornistas if you'd give some sort of
> source, even if it's just "overheard yesterday on a bus in New York
> City" or the like.)
>
> this one might just be an eggcorning "thrive on" >> "strive on", and
> so might a few others you can google up, like:
>
>
> Streaking Huskies strive on emotion. SWIMMING: UW sets four records,
> clinches undefeated home season.
> archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1997/020397/swim020397.html
>
> This Noble Verse would apply not only to homosexuals, but also to
> pornography promoters and other wicked people who strive on polluting
> and destroying the ...
> www.answering-christianity.com/houses.htm
>
> The fact that one can easily tell if a mosque is a shia one or not
> proves that shias strive on disuniting the Muslims!
> www.answering-christianity.com/shia_mosques.htm
>
>
> but even here there is some possible component of striving, of making
> an effort.  many of the examples you can google up pretty clearly
> have this as a prominent component of their meaning, and so look like
> "strive for/after" >> "strive on", probably influenced by the very
> common verb-particle combination "strive on" (as in "let us strive on
> to finish the work we are in"), although in some cases there might be
> a tinge of "thrive on" in there:
>
>
> we value our customers and strive on customer service ...
> www.pricewatch.com/brands/software_back-Up/yosemite_technologies-1.htm
>
> At Royal Lapidary, we strive on quality, and competitive prices,
> having served the tourist industry with honesty & integrity.
> www.virtualtourist.com/.../Bangkok-1445238/Off_the_Beaten_Path-
> Bangkok-Royal_Lapidary-BR-1.html
>
> The Europe Region continues to strive on implementing the Hand
> Sanitizer.
> https://dmmonline.dscp.dla.mil/standardization/Europe/PDF_files/
> overview/Summary_Mar05.pdf
>
> Find out the easiest ways to survive and strive on the strict diet
> and training! Also, find out exactly what Tracy does to get ready for
> a contest! ...
> forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65729
>
> We offer clean, comfortable and reasonably priced rooms for our
> clients. We strive on happiness and satisfaction of our customers ...
> www.onetravelsource.com/guide_hotels/US/NC/Fayetteville/
>
> arnold (zwicky at csli.stanford.edu)
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