Joe Lanman · @joelanman
687 followers · 1893 posts · Server hachyderm.ioAn **eggcorn** is the alteration of a phrase through mishearing, creating a new phrase having a different meaning from the original but which still makes sense
examples:
"doggy dog world" for "dog eat dog world"
"pass mustard" for "pass muster"
"to the manor born" for "to the manner born"
"wet your appetite" for "whet your appetite"
Jenny Fx · @urbanfoxe
462 followers · 3060 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Miro Collas · @Miro_Collas
394 followers · 11156 posts · Server masto.ai
Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNS - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F12LSAbos7A
Oh finally, someone tackles those ridiculous phrases so many use without thinking.
Ex. "free reign" should be "free rein".
#language #english #eggcorn #malapropism #mondegreen
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.social
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.social
Home of sexuals! Snort! #chroniclesofthemasterrace #englishassheiswrit #eggcorn
#eggcorn #englishassheiswrit #chroniclesofthemasterrace
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.socialAn old Donkey Hote blog post: The Preverbal Nail (https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=96) #eggcorn #malapropism #wordplay
#wordplay #malapropism #eggcorn
Joshua McNeill · @joshisanonymous
125 followers · 347 posts · Server h4.ioCame across my first pseudo-#eggcorn on Mastodon: "precedence" for "precedent" in the #legal sense when talking about #ClarenceThomas and the #SCOTUS.
#linguistics #morphology #phonetics #phonology #lexicography #Thomas
#eggcorn #legal #clarencethomas #SCOTUS #linguistics #Morphology #phonetics #phonology #lexicography #thomas
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.social
Forwarded by my son, a great find: the bi polar opposite. IMHO this rivals immaculate degeneration! #eggcorn
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.social
mem · @revmem
74 followers · 1105 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Donkey Hote · @fitofpeak
49 followers · 93 posts · Server mstdn.social
Petrichor · @sinabhfuil
648 followers · 1632 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Oh, really, @irishtimes - "hone in on"? https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2023/02/20/romeo-and-juliet-review-fair-verona-with-aperol-spritz/ #eggcorn
· @Sliotar
125 followers · 1137 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Seth Miller · @mostlymuppet
45 followers · 205 posts · Server mastodon.socialHeard the phrase “Eck Cetera” on a work call today. #eggcorn #ScuseMeWhileIKissThisGuy
#eggcorn #scusemewhileikissthisguy
fell beast · @g1comics
209 followers · 22331 posts · Server equestria.social@silverseams "flying by the seat of your pants", #eggcorn -ized, I guess. But it sounds like it's been kinda normalized too?
Petrichor · @sinabhfuil
624 followers · 3089 posts · Server mastodon.ie#Led is the #pasttense of #ToLead. #Pleasepleaseplease use it correctly #eggcorn
#led #pasttense #tolead #pleasepleaseplease #eggcorn
Liora Halperin · @lioracle
310 followers · 103 posts · Server urbanists.socialNice student paper #eggcorn: “ancestory.” #language #linguistics #genealogy #family #history #histodons @histodons
#eggcorn #language #linguistics #genealogy #family #history #histodons
Liora Halperin · @lioracle
244 followers · 79 posts · Server urbanists.socialFun #eggcorn spotted: “micro chasm” #linguistics @lingthusiasm @languagelovers #language
#eggcorn #linguistics #language
Petrichor · @sinabhfuil
448 followers · 939 posts · Server mastodon.ie@dermotryanie Yeah, I was mumbling "not mondegreen" - #eggcorn, @spacehobo and @dermotryanie have instantly told me!
