What’s an eggcorn? It’s a linguistic error in which a similar-sounding and sensible word or phrase is substituted for the original, e.g., “eggcorn” for “acorn.” An acorn looks a little like an egg and is sort of like a kernel of corn, ergo, “eggcorn.” Another example is “free reign” for “free rein.” I spotted a [...]
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