[Ads-l] firstable, secondable...
Ben Zimmer
bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM
Wed Nov 12 18:13:11 UTC 2014
BuzzFeed picked up on this eggcorn ("first of all" -> "firstable"),
which is prevalent on Twitter:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/yes-firstable
Further coverage:
https://metro.co.uk/2014/11/12/firstable-meaning-first-of-all-is-probably-a-word-now-and-thats-just-how-it-is-4945799/
Now belatedly entered in the Eggcorn Database:
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/1125/firstable/
--bgz
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