Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNS

In the “doggy dog world“ of the web, it’s important to protect yourself. Go to to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal, PLUS 1 bonus month on top! It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee. Eggcorns are no “old wise tale“. These misheard phrases are everywhere. In this video we look at lots of examples of these amusing mishaps and try to understand why they happen, with the help of Professor Mark Liberman who helped coin the term “eggcorn“. We also discuss other linguistic calamities, including malapropisms, folk etymologies and mondegreens. ==LINKS== Prof. Liberman’s blog post inspired by our chat: The Bonnie Earl O’ Moray song: Online eggcorn database: Check me out on the web, Twitter & TikTok:
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