Who tf says "hurtboxes"
Are we witnessing the birth of an eggcorn in realtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
Are we witnessing the birth of an eggcorn in realtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
Eggcorn - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Who tf says "hurtboxes"
Are we witnessing the birth of an eggcorn in realtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
Are we witnessing the birth of an eggcorn in realtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
*A new eggcorn for me, that one.
November 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
*A new eggcorn for me, that one.
"Hegseth lays it on thick for Trump to shave off fallout from Iran war"
A new eggcorn for me that one. "Stave off", not "shave off", I think.
(The Guardian will surely get around to correcting it soon, so I've linked to the Wayback Machine capture.)
web.archive.org/web/20261110...
A new eggcorn for me that one. "Stave off", not "shave off", I think.
(The Guardian will surely get around to correcting it soon, so I've linked to the Wayback Machine capture.)
web.archive.org/web/20261110...
Hegseth lays it on thick for Trump to shave off fallout from Iran war
Defense secretary calls impeachment effort a ‘farce’ and praises president in press conference for audience of one
web.archive.org
November 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"Hegseth lays it on thick for Trump to shave off fallout from Iran war"
A new eggcorn for me that one. "Stave off", not "shave off", I think.
(The Guardian will surely get around to correcting it soon, so I've linked to the Wayback Machine capture.)
web.archive.org/web/20261110...
A new eggcorn for me that one. "Stave off", not "shave off", I think.
(The Guardian will surely get around to correcting it soon, so I've linked to the Wayback Machine capture.)
web.archive.org/web/20261110...
just seen a new eggcorn in the wild: "like water in a duck's bath" ("like water off a duck's back")
November 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
just seen a new eggcorn in the wild: "like water in a duck's bath" ("like water off a duck's back")
TIL "eggcorn". Thanks.
October 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM
TIL "eggcorn". Thanks.
My own eggcorn that I had to be disabused of in grad school was "flush out" when I meant "flesh out"
October 24, 2026 at 1:02 PM
My own eggcorn that I had to be disabused of in grad school was "flush out" when I meant "flesh out"
If someone messes up the phrase with a homophone and it still gets the point across, you’re hearing an eggcorn!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn...
October 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If someone messes up the phrase with a homophone and it still gets the point across, you’re hearing an eggcorn!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn...
For anyone who's interested, mistakes like these are called "eggcorns", which comes from the surprisingly common misconception that the word "acorn" is actually "eggcorn" (which kind of makes sense - it's kind of like an egg and kind of like corn).
October 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
For anyone who's interested, mistakes like these are called "eggcorns", which comes from the surprisingly common misconception that the word "acorn" is actually "eggcorn" (which kind of makes sense - it's kind of like an egg and kind of like corn).
Merriam-Webster is killing the eggcorn industry! SHAME.
October 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Merriam-Webster is killing the eggcorn industry! SHAME.
Im curious, is the eggcorn "low and behold" something cows do?
October 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Im curious, is the eggcorn "low and behold" something cows do?
Also "duck tape" (this meaning of 'duck' went obsolete, hence the eggcorn actually being the corruption that seems to make more sense than a tape made for ducks)
Can't recall if I got this from merriam webster or wiktionary, both my favs
Can't recall if I got this from merriam webster or wiktionary, both my favs
October 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Also "duck tape" (this meaning of 'duck' went obsolete, hence the eggcorn actually being the corruption that seems to make more sense than a tape made for ducks)
Can't recall if I got this from merriam webster or wiktionary, both my favs
Can't recall if I got this from merriam webster or wiktionary, both my favs
You’ve laid an eggcorn
October 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM
You’ve laid an eggcorn
About all that: sesquiotic.com/2010/06/02/m...
My veil of tears: an eggcorn poem
Herewith a poem (and following note) from my book Songs of Love and Grammar, which will be forthcoming if and when I find a publisher or give up and publish it myself with an on-demand web publishe…
sesquiotic.com
October 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
About all that: sesquiotic.com/2010/06/02/m...
eggcorn of the day: ‘taking a lion for a walk’
(btw eggcorn is actually an eggcorn, it suppose to be acorn!)
(btw eggcorn is actually an eggcorn, it suppose to be acorn!)
October 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
eggcorn of the day: ‘taking a lion for a walk’
(btw eggcorn is actually an eggcorn, it suppose to be acorn!)
(btw eggcorn is actually an eggcorn, it suppose to be acorn!)
for all intensive purposes, we'll call this an eggcorn.
October 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
for all intensive purposes, we'll call this an eggcorn.
Word I learned today.....I called myself a "greedy Gus" & wondered why my Grandma said that & boop-down a rabbit hole ending here.....
October 19, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Word I learned today.....I called myself a "greedy Gus" & wondered why my Grandma said that & boop-down a rabbit hole ending here.....
October 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
That's a great eggcorn
October 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
That's a great eggcorn
[ workshopping the eggcorn ] taken with a brain assault. yes that's the one.
October 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
[ workshopping the eggcorn ] taken with a brain assault. yes that's the one.
is it a malapropism
or
an eggcorn
or
an eggcorn
October 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
is it a malapropism
or
an eggcorn
or
an eggcorn
eggcorn collecting
October 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
eggcorn collecting
that's actually a pretty funny eggcorn
October 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
that's actually a pretty funny eggcorn