thepismire CURIOUS THOUGHTS OF AN ANT

“Eggcorns”

What is an eggcorn? In this article, the author states:

“Mind-bottling”, “jar-dropping”, and “lame man’s terms” are all eggcorns, a type of common and somewhat logical language goof named after a misspelling of “acorn”.

“…eggcorns aren’t eggcorns unless they make at least a little bit of sense.”

Some more eggcorns:

“without further adieu” instead of without further ado
“duck tape” instead of duct tape

And finally one that I always use:

“party hardy” instead of party hearty

Interesting.

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