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#100 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 11:47:47 am
Just seen on Twitter:

'Segways into the current debate'.

An enduring image! I suspect I'll never hear that again without it popping into my head.

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#101 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 11:50:34 am
Brilliant.

Heard earlier today.

"And asked if they would break the note down to smaller denomations"

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#102 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 11:58:17 am
Brilliant, JB.

Not actually an Eggcorn, but a close cousin: Tom Kerridge referred multiple times to The Progidy on Desert Island Discs this morning.

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#103 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 12:00:25 pm

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#104 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 12:14:20 pm
Just seen on Twitter:

'Segways into the current debate'.

An enduring image! I suspect I'll never hear that again without it popping into my head.

That useless gizmo has ruined a really useful word!

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#105 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 12:15:49 pm
Brilliant, JB.

Not actually an Eggcorn, but a close cousin: Tom Kerridge referred multiple times to The Progidy on Desert Island Discs this morning.

I have a friend who appears to believe that the well known Welsh climbing brand is in fact called DNM. He says it every time.

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#106 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 02:04:49 pm
I have a friend who appears to believe that the well known Welsh climbing brand is in fact called DNM. He says it every time.

I used to climb with a highly dyslexic mate who said "Piranha" and "Pretzel" instead of, well, you can work it out.

He also once wondered aloud why Five Ten made approach shoes called "Guide Teenies".  :lol:

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#107 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 11:28:12 pm
"spare of the moment"

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#108 Re: Eggcorns
December 07, 2018, 11:40:11 pm
He also once wondered aloud why Five Ten made approach shoes called "Guide Teenies".  :lol:

Been out for three weeks in Japan, where's yours?



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#109 Re: Eggcorns
December 08, 2018, 12:20:42 pm
Just seen on Twitter:

'Segways into the current debate'.

An enduring image! I suspect I'll never hear that again without it popping into my head.

I used this one the other day, the lass called me out saying "WTF"?  :-\ I had to go and check, as I had no idea i'd fumbled into an eggcorn. Segued! Segued!

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#110 Re: Eggcorns
December 08, 2018, 04:13:39 pm
He also once wondered aloud why Five Ten made approach shoes called "Guide Teenies".  :lol:

Been out for three weeks in Japan, where's yours?




That’s Paw Patrol merch Will.... surprised your nipper didn’t suss that!

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#111 Re: Eggcorns
December 10, 2018, 08:14:18 am
“He changed his name by depole”.

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#112 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 04:23:49 pm
I used to look after a lad in a wheelchair who would often state that ignorant people were bolivious.

Always makes me smile :)
 

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#113 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 04:29:44 pm
"Old timer's disease"

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#114 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 04:32:13 pm
You lot are very picky. When someone says somethink slightly wrong, I think for all intensive purposes we can work out what they mean

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#115 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 04:37:21 pm
That's a bit lapse for me.

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#116 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 04:40:29 pm
Heal hooking.

I'd like to see variants for writing down "gaston" too.

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#117 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 05:11:49 pm
Heal hooking.

I'd like to see variants for writing down "gaston" too.

Is that like a Fluid Ounce but bigger?

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#118 Re: Eggcorns
December 11, 2018, 06:18:34 pm
When someone says somethink slightly wrong, I think for all intensive purposes we can work out what they mean

but if the write it down wrong we can lynch them, right?

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#119 Re: Eggcorns
December 12, 2018, 11:23:32 am
"I’m still non the wiser as to why a slip shop and compromised advisory referendum result is seen as sacrosanct. Any ideas?"

Seen in a Guardian comment this morning.

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#120 Re: Eggcorns
December 12, 2018, 11:43:34 am
"The central tenant of this is...."

Uttered by a senior colleague yesterday. Finding eggcorns everywhere at the minute!

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#121 Re: Eggcorns
December 12, 2018, 12:32:49 pm
'full gambit of emotions'

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#122 Re: Eggcorns
December 12, 2018, 12:53:48 pm
'full gambit of emotions'

That's a good one, definitely heard that.

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#123 Re: Eggcorns
December 12, 2018, 07:47:37 pm
I think this Tory no confidence motion is a full gone conclusion.

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#124 Re: Eggcorns
December 13, 2018, 03:53:18 pm
Duck Tape

 

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