Eggcorn?

[Margaret Lee]

I know about the eggcorn database,  but I thought some on the list may have first-hand knowledge of its (pedal stool's) use or could  provide a logical explanation for it.

--Margaret Lee
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--- On Sat, 5/16/09, Joel S. Berson <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:


From: Joel S. Berson <Berson at ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Eggcorn?
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 2:22 PM


At 5/16/2009 09:09 AM, Chris Waigl wrote:
>A tip: when you have a potential eggcorn, just type it into google
>together with the search term "eggcorn". If it's in the ECDB, it'll
>likely come up!

Either I was lazy or I assumed Margaret already had -- take your choice.

Joel

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