Eggcorn: "undo"

[Charles Doyle]

When I entered "undo" as a search term at the "Eggcorn" site, all I got was several instances of the word "undoubtedly"!  Why would that be?  Does the "search" feature not cover main headings?

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 06:34:17 -0700
>From: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Eggcorn: "undo"
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>On Sep 6, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Charles Doyle wrote:
>
>> I don't find this at the "Eggcorn" web site, though I have seen a scattering of instances in student essays for several years...
>
>   http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/343/undo/
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>(with mention of the opposite substitution (giving things like "undue the buttons") and a reference to "make due")

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