tampered by the knowledge

[Stephen Goranson]

Quoting "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>:
[....]
> here's a different wrong word choice involving "tampered".  as is so
> often the case with classical malapropisms, i'm still stumped as to
> what the right target should be:
>
> Let me tell you how. With what I've experienced as a Search Quality
> Analyst, Google, the best way to become an analyst is not to get
> tampered by the knowledge that might be passed in totality to you
> from some senior analyst.
> http://researchatmdi.blogspot.com/2007/07/first-sophisticated-
> seminar.html

I guess this meant not to be mentally tampered with, by "knowlegde
sharing" from
a senior analyst, because that might prevent seeing a problem with fresh eyes.


By the way, is "upsessed" for "obsessed" an eggcorn?

Stephen

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