Monday, April 14, 2008

and without further adieu... eggcorns.



A snippet from Mark Peters article on Eggcorns entitled, well, "Mark Peters on Eggcorns" {via GOOD Magazine}:

"The website Eggcorn Database has catalogued more than 500 of these errors, including “cease the opportunity” (seize the opportunity), “whoa is me” (woe is me), “girdle one’s loins” (gird one’s loins), “financial heartship” (financial hardship), “throngs of passion” (throes of passion), “mute point” (moot point), and “without further adieu” (without further ado). I think my favorite is “lack toast and tolerant,” a dietary problem that makes lactose intolerance seem like a pleasant alternative to a barren, toastless existence."

More wonderful, whimsical illustrations like the one above by Kim Scafuro.
And what??!!? What do you mean "ruckus" was really something else?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Glad you found the article! Eggcorns are fun...