"dew-eyed innocent"

[Matthew Gordon]

When I heard it, I processed it as "do-eyed" and assumed it was a misreading
of his prepared notes. Your interpretation is more interesting.


On 3/13/09 9:45 AM, "Benjamin Zimmer" <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:

> Last night in his epic interview with Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart said,
> "You are pretending that you are a dew-eyed innocent."
>
> Eggcorn? Sounds like a blend of "doe-eyed" and "dewy-eyed."
>
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> --Ben Zimmer
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