[Ads-l] "unclear of the concept"

Amy West medievalist at W-STS.COM
Sun Mar 6 15:37:17 UTC 2022


Here's an instance of "unclear of the concept," where in my ideolect I'd 
use "unclear *on* the concept."

Eggcorn? Variant? What's the defining difference between the two? Is it 
a reanalysis or a substitution?

https://www.gocomics.com/theknightlife/2022/03/06

---Amy West

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