on the eggcorn beat

[David Bowie]

From:    "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>

> from the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., as reported in today's NYT (p.
> A14):

> "If you think I'm going to let you talk about my mama, and her
> religious tradition," he said, pausing a beat, "you got another thing
> coming."

If this was a transcription of an unwritten statement, though, it's
unclear whether this is an eggcorn in production (i.e., that's precisely
what Rev. Wright said) or an eggcorn in perception (i.e., that's not
what he said, but rather it's how the transcriber heard it).

--
David Bowie                               University of Central Florida
     Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no chocolate in the
     house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.

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