eggcorn illicit

[Laurence Horn]

So we're assuming that if someone does this to his or her spouse it's called liciting sex?

LH

On Apr 18, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Nancy Friedman wrote:

> Illicit for elicit is in the Eggcorn Forum database:
>
> http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3531
>
> "Hearing Postponed For Teacher Illiciting Sex With Teen Over MySpace" (2009)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David A. Daniel [mailto:dad at POKERWIZ.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:17 AM
> Subject: eggcorn illicit
>
> Got kind of a cool eggcorn. Unfortunately it's from today's Daily Show
> publicity email, which is kind of surprising as one likes to think of them
> as the smart ones. Maybe, being really extra smart, they are coining a new
> usage. The quote is: "On her Vagesty's Secret Service: The story of Secret
> Service agents illiciting prostitutes should be dominating news networks,
> but it can't because of Hilary Rosen's stupid remark." No, I don't mean
> vagesty, I mean illicit. Interesting new usage would be: "verb, to solicit
> something illicit," yes?
> DAD
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