fflo: (dork L)
fflo ([personal profile] fflo) wrote2006-08-10 11:25 am

from a tiny eggcorn

Been talking with folks about eggcorns since [livejournal.com profile] languagelog got (back) into the subject lately. Then this a.m. Arthur brought me the word mondegreen.

O, fecund & wondrous life!

[identity profile] fflo.livejournal.com 2006-08-10 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Check out the database linked to in that article.

[identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com 2006-08-10 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It's interesting that you need an eggcorn to sow your wild oaks...