[Ads-l] citation for Eggcorn Db: ice-sickle for icicle

[Laurence Horn]

Great!  I see that it does get confusing, beyond the nonce eggcorn popping up from time to time, given a certain comic book character:

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/icicle-another-good-word-down-the-tubes/


> On Feb 26, 2024, at 9:18 AM, Amy West <medievalist at W-STS.COM> wrote:
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> I went to the Eggcorn database and did a search and it didn't find anything for "ice-sickle" for "icicle."

See https://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3519 for a 2006 hit.

LH

P.S.  At least it’s pronounceable. if it were “ice-scythe”, that would really present a problem.  

> 
> It also said that registrations were closed, so I can't register in order to submit this on the forum, so I'm sending it along here (sorry!)
> 
> "ice-sickle" for "icicle"
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> [begin quotation]
> We passed the Peter B. Lewis Building, which was designed by Frank Gehry, and I told Kevin the local folklore about the building (and how you have to watch out for killer ice-sickles that accumulate from the crazy roof in the winter).
> [end quotation]
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> Author: Angie Schmitt
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> Article title: The Perfect Walk
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> Substack newsletter: Unpopular Opinions
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> Date: 2024-Feb-26
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> (via e-mail)
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> https://angieschmitt.substack.com/p/the-perfect-walk
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> (I have noticed typos or speakos in her articles: this may be a voice-typing/recognition artifact or an intentional wordplay as she's a professional writer.)
> 
> ---Amy West
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