cuff/cup

[Arnold Zwicky]

i realize now that such reshapings (in favor of a more frequent and
familiar item, even when that doesn't improve the semantics) came up
before on Language Log, under the heading "demi-eggcorns":

AZ, 10/15/07: Cow-towing to Celsius:
  http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005026.html

AZ, 2/16/08: For you, broccoli rabbi, but NO BIKES:
  http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005392.html

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