[Ads-l] eggcorn

[Laurence Horn]

And an established one; cf. http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3567

LH
> On Apr 9, 2018, at 7:18 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> And if I didn't, then even if it's mine it's still an eggcorn, isn't it?
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> JL
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> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 7:17 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Because I heard her say it slowly and clearly, with an edh.
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>> That's how.
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>> JL
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>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> How do you know he said "to the nail" and not "tooth 'n' nail"??
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>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 4:50 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> A.B. Stoddard, MSNBC commentator:
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>>>> "Republicans will fight you to the nail on that."
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>>>> JL
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