... devoted to collecting the kind of unusual English spellings that have come to be called eggcorns. Eggcorn, the word, is a coinage that goes back to the excellent Language Log. The About page retraces ... the long-standing Language Log contributors Arnold Zwicky and Ben Zimmer. The Eggcorn Database has a forum now, with its own space for your contributions and submissions. Feel free to register and ...

... of news stories from around the world. Click on an item to see the full story. 34 The Eggcorn Database eggcorns.lascribe.net Continually updated guide to modern-day Malapropisms, ... of language. From 'high dungeon' to 'wreckless driving', Eggcorn names the culprits and nudges them in the right direction. 35 Arts and Letters Daily www.aldaily.com ...

... spelled "abhominable" in the text — the version above is from the 1623 First Folio, but the 1598 Quarto is the same in that respect. The issue, according to the OED, is a sort of Renaissance eggcorn: Forms with medial -h- in post-classical Latin, Middle French, and English arose by a folk etymology < classical Latin ab homine away from man, inhuman, a derivation which has also ...

... ; was an intentional misuse of the word 'think' for comedic effect, and the subsequent replacement by the word 'thing' is what's referred to in linguist enthusiast circles as an 'eggcorn.'" "Okay, a) it scares me that you know and/or care about these things, and b) now you've gone and made me hungry." He put two fingers to his temple. "I'm ...