Comeupins

[Wilson Gray]

Well, there's no necessary connection between spelling and
pronunciation in English.

-Wilson

On Dec 20, 2007 5:14 AM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> A recently published author clued me into this spelling of "comeuppance".
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> "Does Karma exist? Or is it just comeupins?"
> (http://valleytalk.net/showthread.php?t=5903)
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> "I'd like to see those responsible get their 'comeupins'."
> (http://www.politicalcrossfire.com/forum/archive.php/o_t__t_59942__start_40__index.html)
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> There are 1310 Googits, though many seem to be for a person whose handle
> is comeupins.
>
> It seems to be an eggcorn of sorts, or a sounded out spelling at least.
> But the spelling doesn't really seem to reflect the sound at the end of
> the word "ns" for "ts". Perhaps there's a different pronunciation or
> perhaps people are looking at "-pins" differently than I do.
>
> Benjamin Barrett
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