eggcorn
egg·corn
eggcorn · eggcorns
A word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or…A word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase either on its own or as part of a set expression
UK/ˈɛɡkɔːn/US/ˈɛɡkɔɹn/
Значение
значений: 1A word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase either on its own or as part of a set expression
Происхождение
Suggested by British-American linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum following a discussion on the LaSuggested by British-American linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum following a discussion on the Language Log website on September 23, 2003, by American linguist Mark Liberman, about a woman who had long believed the word acorn to be egg corn.
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