aura/areola: eggcorn?

[Wilson Gray]

Back in the '50's and '60's, when I was a connoisseur of umliterature, I
often saw "aureola," but "aura" is a new one on me. Interestingly enough, an
authority of the day who discussed this misuse of "aureola" assumed that it
was based on "aurum" and not on "aura." You never know.

-Wilson


On 3/5/06, neil <neil at typog.co.uk> wrote:
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> ' ... her physique was that of a very young woman. Large attractive firm
> breasts, stretched black auras and small erect nipples.'
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> --Neil Crawford
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