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eggcorn 06/25/18 8:28:54 PM #97: | Medussa posted... eggcorn posted...In linguistics, an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect. The new phrase introduces a meaning that is different from the original but plausible in the same context, such as "old-timers' disease" for "Alzheimer's disease". An eggcorn can be described as an intra-lingual phono-semantic matching, a matching in which the intended word and substitute are from the same language. acorn. I didn't coin the term it was being used already unofficially. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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