eminent/imminent

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Now that we have two, mirror-image examples (this
> plus my earlier "imminent domain"), should the
> pair of the Subject line go into the eggcorn database?

Arnold Zwicky mentioned eminent/imminent on Language Log in 2004.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001419.html

The Eggcorn Forum had a posts on the topic in 2007. One message
mentioned 'imminent domain' for 'eminent domain'. A rationale was
offered for calling this an eggcorn instead of a spelling error:

[Begin excerpt]
The “imminent” threat of government’s right to take one’s land….makes
this an eggcorn?
[End excerpt]

Joel made a similar suggestion in his May 28. 2013 message.

http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2133

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