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meirman
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:31 am
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My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing "I
would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds, but who
knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
s/ meirman
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:06 am
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meirman wrote:
| Quote: | My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing "I
would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds, but who
knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
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Google suggests many were on the path already.
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Gary Eickmeier
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:28 pm
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meirman wrote:
| Quote: | My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing "I
would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds, but who
knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
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I kind of like it. "Best of both words." "War of the Words." "Word class
writing."
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:53 pm
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"Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote...
| Quote: | meirman wrote:
My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing
"I would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds,
but who knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
I kind of like it. "Best of both words." "War of the Words." "Word
class writing."
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He's definitely got away with words.
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:32 am
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Gary Eickmeier wrote:
| Quote: | meirman wrote:
My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing
"I would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds,
but who knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
I kind of like it. "Best of both words." "War of the Words." "Word
class writing."
Gary Eickmeier
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And don't forget Mr Quinion's website - "Word Wide Worlds"
And the Guinness Book of Word Records
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:06 am
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 23:32:29 +0100, "John Dean"
<john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Gary Eickmeier wrote:
meirman wrote:
My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing
"I would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds,
but who knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
I kind of like it. "Best of both words." "War of the Words." "Word
class writing."
Gary Eickmeier
And don't forget Mr Quinion's website - "Word Wide Worlds"
And the Guinness Book of Word Records
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"Around the Word in 80 Days." Sounds like a typical nitpicking
thread.
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meirman
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:01 am
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In alt.english.usage on Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:28:28 GMT Gary Eickmeier
<geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> posted:
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meirman wrote:
My own non-eggcorn
Reading one of my own posts in Google, I came across myself writing "I
would have the best of both words". Of course I meant worlds, but who
knows how many people I have set on the path to destruction!
I kind of like it. "Best of both words." "War of the Words." "Word class
writing."
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OK, I"m going to look for other unnecessary uses of l. At least mixed
with other consonants, we probably don't really need that letter.
s/ meirman
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