"Lehman"

[Chris F Waigl]

Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>
> not, alas, an isolated instance. "in Lehman's terms" pulls up lots of
> writing involving people named Lehman, but also a number that don't,
> e.g.:
>
> Define being a Methodist in lehman's terms....?
> answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080412093432AAq5oqj
> [a commenter corrects the spelling]
>
> What are Newton's 3 laws of motion? In Lehman's terms. First Law: If a
> body is at rest it remains at rest or if it is in motion it moves ...
> www.answerbag.com/q_view/102621
>
> In Lehman's terms, the chips are down for the US. WORREVER the
> American Ryder Cup team does is going wrong, so they're me wallies of
> the week for a number ...
> new.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_sport_columnists/displayarticle.asp?
> id=218964
>
>

The Eggocorn forum has recently come up with "in lament's terms"
(http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3120). Seems like
the known eggcorn "in lame man's terms"
(http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/111/lame-man/) is going to get two
companion entries soon.

Best,

Chris Waigl

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