Can a have an A, men?

[Mark Mandel]

Or you may just never have *noticed* it before, having gotten entirely
used to it. Then, for whatever reason -- perhaps hearing it from
candidate Obama -- you did notice it, and once that happened you
started hearing it all over. Many of us have had that experience with
one word/construction/pronunciation or another.

BTW, it's usually "navel-gazing", with no "r", pseudo-academically
known as omphaloskepsis. Eggcorn here?

Mark Mandel



On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Rex W. Stocklin
<listcatcher at rexstocklin.com> wrote:
>
> Sarcasm aside, I am NOT a secluded fat white boy (well two outta
> three's not bad). I've, um, mixed it up with our swarthy sibs from
> playing hoops to dating to Sunday-goin'-to-meetin'. Additionally, I
> am well-submerged into urban culture, even at this late date. I found
> it an odd thing. Thassall. I ain't ever heard of it before now. Oh
> SNAP!
>
> At least I got one explanation from my query. That's worth the foray.
>
> I go back to navel-grazing, thanks for the ear.
> Indiana Rex

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org