Gathering Eggcorns

[Dan Goncharoff]

A mighty oak-cretion of eggcorns...

DanG

On 6/27/2010 10:19 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
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> Can the learned members of this list improve upon "gathering" as the
> collective noun for "eggcorns"?  "A gleaning"? ...
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> Joel
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> At 6/26/2010 07:19 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
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>> Merl Reagle's Sunday crossword puzzle this week is titled "Gathering
>> Eggcorns". He explains,
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>>      "Eggcorns" are things people say and write that are technically
>> incorrect but which have a logic of their own, such as "wheelbarrel."
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>> PDF at http://www.sundaycrosswords.com/ccpuz/GatheringEggcorns.pdf
>> Java version at http://www.sundaycrosswords.com/ccpuz/MPuz.php
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>> My wife (the dedicated crucigrammatist in the family) and I don't think that
>> some of these are exactly eggcorns (e.g., 50 Across), but what the hey. Have
>> fun!
>>
>> Mark Mandel
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