"Eggcorns" Word Play

[JackLuis]

Mighty oaks from little eggcorns grow

The Monitor's language columnist considers ways that words go wrong in the hands of human beings.

There must be 'eggcorns' for smut, seen any?

 

[sr71plt]

Having already made the contribution of "going on the lamb," I'll pass.

 

[JackLuis]

Having already made the contribution of "going on the lamb," I'll pass.

An honest mistake Pilot.

How about this?

Fried Kool-Aid has people lining up to try it at the fair

Talk about out of the box?

 

[glynndah]

Somewhere online a guy referred to someone as getting their "cum muffins" {comeuppance}.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Nabakov had one woman refer to another, wearing a glittering lamè bikini, as "Miss Condor" in a nasal accent, transforming it into "con d' or" "golden cunt." Polylingual puns are a special pleasure to me...

 

[mynameisben]

Somewhere online a guy referred to someone as getting their "cum muffins" {comeuppance}.

Someone once asked me why there always seems to be a prominent bulge in my trousers. I told her because she often wears low-cut blouses and these are my come-up pants.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

The Smothers Brothers had one routine where Dick would announce they would sing a very poignant song. Tom would ask for the meaning of poignant, and Dick would explain, "Poignant means pregnant with feeling." Tom would then announce, "We're going to sing a song about a girl who's six months poignant!"

 

[SydneyBlake]

Saw this in a magazine article. The author was referring to someone who is being excessively obnoxious as demonstrating "unnecessary cockulance."

Be looking for that phrase in a submission coming soon.

 

[LettersFromTatyana]

In a final paper for a course, I spelled my professor's name wrong in a citation. I only did it once in the paper, but I was mortified. He laughed, and told me not to worry; years ago, another student of his had written "the pubic interest" instead of "the public interest" every single time he meant to say the latter.

Unfortunately for the student, since the paper's topic was related the public interest, his mistake appeared in almost every paragraph.

ETA: OK, so it's technically not an "eggcorn," but I still think it's damn funny.

 

[TE999]

I've seen 'trooper' for 'trouper', 'desert' for 'dessert' and 'calvary' for 'cavalry' in newspapers, magazines and books. Spell Check don't ketch 'dose 'tings.

 

[mynameisben]

I've seen 'trooper' for 'trouper', 'desert' for 'dessert' and 'calvary' for 'cavalry' in newspapers, magazines and books. Spell Check don't ketch 'dose 'tings.

This is why literacy is a good thing, and why reading more than just the porn sites is even gooder.

 

[SydneyBlake]

I've seen 'trooper' for 'trouper', 'desert' for 'dessert' and 'calvary' for 'cavalry' in newspapers, magazines and books. Spell Check don't ketch 'dose 'tings.

My pet peeve is using "loose" when one means "lose."

 

[Tyro999]

My pet peeve is using "loose" when one means "lose."

Three of the most common on this site that drive me crazy:

cloths for clothes
writers who don't know the difference among peeked/peaked/piqued
writers who don't know the difference among there/their/they're

[Bonus peeve: you/your/you're, as in "put you cock in my pussy, now!"]

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Three of the most common on this site that drive me crazy:

cloths for clothes
writers who don't know the difference among peeked/peaked/piqued
writers who don't know the difference among there/their/they're

[Bonus peeve: you/your/you're, as in "put you cock in my pussy, now!"]

Yes, but sometimes, particularly in quick replies, the fingers don't follow the mind. And I find my keyboard often misses letters I've struck, too softly, obviously, and I don't notice it until after I hit the submit button.
So, I do tend to give others some slack when it's the occasional occurence.

 

[mynameisben]

Yes, but sometimes, particularly in quick replies, the fingers don't follow the mind. And I find my keyboard often misses letters I've struck, too softly, obviously, and I don't notice it until after I hit the submit button.
So, I do tend to give others some slack when it's the occasional occurence.

I'm solidly in your camp, Tio. Spelling mistakes tend to rankle me when I make them unwittingly. But unless I"m doing a proof read or an edit job, I cut people a lot of slack. Posts are just posts. It's all informal writing. Who the heck cares? This is an "Author's Hangout." I figure everybody here knows their homonyms, portmanteau, and Cryllic idioms like the back of their hands. Who am I to say, "Ooh! Ooh! It's 'lay' not 'lie'! Lookee me. I is smarter than you!"

Hell, I'll spell 'lay' with a 7 if the mood strikes me.

 

[Tyro999]

I was speaking of published stories on Lit, Ben, not posts here on the Lit boards. Presumably, the writer proofread the work before submitting it to Lit.

I've seen a couple of long (8 or more pp) stories where cloths was used in place of clothes in every appearance; which takes that mistake out of the fumble-fingered typing arena and into questionable literacy territory.

 

[mynameisben]

I was speaking of published stories on Lit, Ben, not posts here on the Lit boards. Presumably, the writer proofread the work before submitting it to Lit.

I've seen a couple of long (8 or more pp) stories where cloths was used in place of clothes in every appearance; which takes that mistake out of the fumble-fingered typing arena and into questionable literacy territory.

Yeah, okay. I can see how that might give you a case of the grumblies.

 

[glynndah]

I was reading a mainstream novel the other day. The character's garden pond was filled with "coy" fish. *sigh*