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cm0002 toast.ooo cm0002@toast.ooo
Joined: 2025-10-22
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An eggcorn is the alteration of a word or phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements, creating a new phrase that is plausible when used in the same context.

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plant lemmy.dbzer0.com plant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-08-18
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Ah. Like a moo point

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DoGeeseSeeGod lemmy.blahaj.zone DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-04-26
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Not to be confused with a malaprop or a mondegreen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen

Side note, I'm happy to add eggcorn to my list of terms about using/hearing the wrong word, but why do I know so many lol

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-04-27
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Was gonna take my dog to the vet to get her fixed, but that restaurant looks a helluva lot more convenient. Tried calling ahead, but I wrote the phone prefix down wrong & got some nudie bar instead.

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residentoflaniakea discuss.tchncs.de residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-03-08
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Also the combination of menu and a la carte. Normally you'd expect to have a set menu or a pick a la carte.

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Successful_Try543 feddit.org Successful_Try543@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-22
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Not to be confused with a malaprop or a mondegreen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen Side note, I'm happy to add eggcorn to my list of terms about using/hearing the wrong word, but why do I know so many lol

According to the German Wikipedia on Mondegreen (Verhörer), cacography, malapropism and eggcorn are its sub categories.

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rnercle Moderator merde@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-27
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Not to be confused with a malaprop or a mondegreen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen Side note, I'm happy to add eggcorn to my list of terms about using/hearing the wrong word, but why do I know so many lol

also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_game

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