P.S. on (w)racked with guilt

[Joel S. Berson]

Or "racked for guilt"?

JSB

At 7/4/2013 02:56 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>(or should that be "wrapped with gilt"?)
>
>On Jul 4, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
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> >
> > The eggcorn database has "wrapped" or "rapped" for "rapt", as in
> "in wrapped attention", but no instances of "rapt with guilt".  52
> actual g-hits for this, some repeated.
> >
>
>If google's estimates are to be trusted (just this once), "racked
>with guilt" outhits "wracked with guilt" 4.32 million to 1.98
>million.  Of course, as those in Tahrir Square have been stressing,
>minority rights must be respected.
>
>LH
>
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