Eggcorn lesson

[Bradley Miller]

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On 10/3/08 8:28 AM, "LanDi Liu" <strangeguitars at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

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> If a shock to the system can be lessened by training, then this sounds
> like an eggcorn.
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> What's very odd is that that electronic warning sound is so horrific,
> that even knowing it's coming and bracing yourself for it does very
> little to lesson the shock to your system.
> http://www.metafilter.com/75349/When-the-Wind-Blows#2284253
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