noun
1. A linguistic term for an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase that also bears a phonetic likeness.
Skimp milk is one of my favorite eggcorns.
Synonyms: earhorn.
* If you like eggcorns, I encourage you to check out this forum.
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Eggcorn
egg-corn (ĕgkôrn)
noun
1. A linguistic term for an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase that also bears a phonetic likeness.
Skimp milk is one of my favorite eggcorns.
Synonyms: earhorn.
* If you like eggcorns, I encourage you to check out this forum.
noun
1. A linguistic term for an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase that also bears a phonetic likeness.
Skimp milk is one of my favorite eggcorns.
Synonyms: earhorn.
* If you like eggcorns, I encourage you to check out this forum.
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