gist/just eggcorn?

[Victor Steinbok]

Two problems with UD. First, as is the case with all UD entries, it is
unverifiable and undocumented. Second, it actually suggests that the
eggcorn interpretation is correct. I did notice the Yahoo!Answers and UD
entries and several other hits, which is why I said that it exists in
the wild. However, none of them seem to suggest an alternative explanation.

     VS-)

On 6/21/2013 2:19 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
> Urban dictionary has an entry for: "just of it"
> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=just%20of%20it
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> just of it
>
> to gain suffient knowledge on a certain subject
> "i believe paige has got the just of it." says sakku kakku.
> "yes, she knows whats up!" exclaimed britney.
>
> by awtistic boy18 Apr 12, 2008
> [End excerpt]
>
>
> Maybe the rationale for using the word "just" involves obtaining or
> imparting "just enough knowledge"?
>
> Here is a question and two answers on Yahoo! Answers:
> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080521083138AAbBXpm
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Which phrase is correct, "I get the just of it," or "I get the jist of it"?
>
> Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
> It's GIST
>     40% 2 Votes
>      5 years ago
>
> Jist!
>      5 years ago
> 0% 0 Votes
>
> [End excerpt]
>
>
> Here is a comment added to the word "gist" at the Merriam-Webster.
> This comment, in my opinion, provides evidence that "just" may only be
> a spelling error for some people.
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gist
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Lyndel Littleton · Worship Pastor at Hilldale Baptist Church
> I was using it in an e-mail and it showed "jist" as an incorrectly
> spelled word, so I was looking for the proper spelling. Ha! Never
> thought of it starting with a "g." Perhaps because here in the South
> people say "jist" for "just" all the time.
> · October 29, 2012 at 7:25am
> [End excerpt]
>
> Eggcorn Forum
> 'just' for 'gist'
> http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1039
>

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