Cool malapropism/eggcorn

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 2/9/07, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:
>
> >From: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>
> >
> >On Feb 8, 2007, at 7:22 AM, Amy West wrote:
> >
> >>  (And I was *thrilled* to hear Grant Barrett say "edjumacating" in
> >>  jest on the A Way with Words.)
> >
> >many of us in these parts are decidedly puckish.
>
> The thing is, I have said this many times in the past and gotten
> "looks" in response, so I felt vindicated. Hey, if Grant Barrett can
> say it in jest, it's got to be legit.

If you're interested in the history of "ed(j)umacation", check out this post:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0504D&L=ADS-L&P=R9627


--Ben Zimmer

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