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Will Hunt:
Eggcorn. Noun. 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.

My favourites so far:

Don't take it for granite.

For all intensive purposes.

I was wondering around the crag when...

Well done, son shine.

I can't bare it any more.

r-man:
The BT salesperson yesterday: "You may not be legible."

The internet, all the time: "An absolutely top draw boulder problem."

Will Hunt:
I actually once heard with my own ears a friend accuse somebody of "popcorn kettle black".

Steve R:
Great to learn there's a name for this.  Couple that spring to mind:
climbing is my favourite past time
dinner's ready, could you lay out the cut-el-ree
it's just part of the course

Steve R:

--- Quote from: Will Hunt on November 17, 2018, 04:06:58 pm ---I actually once heard with my own ears a friend accuse somebody of "popcorn kettle black".

--- End quote ---
:clap2: that's going to take some beating

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