eggcorn or simple misspelling?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Fri Jun 14 23:41:40 UTC 2013


At 6/14/2013 05:38 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
>...
>My unsolicited advice is to put some of the oft mentioned ambiguous
>eggcorns into the database and discuss the ambiguity. This has already
>been accomplished for some items.
>
>If the pair eminent/imminent are not placed in the database then their
>next submission will occur soon. Indeed, one might say the next
>submission is eminently imminent.

Ben wrote earlier:
>Yes, keep in mind that it's mainly just Chris, Arnold, and me making
>entries when we have the time to.

I'm glad to hear there is a fourth eggcorn-head.

Joel



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