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"And btw. Those are not the best trees to plant downtown. They attract swarms of bees, the Palm frams will blow off with a good storm landing on cars, the streets ect."
I was just reading a response that contained a quoted post of mine and..........should I report myself here?
I had the feeling that something wasn't quite right when I wrote it but looked at it and couldn't figure out what was wrong so hit Post.
Then , when I saw it again, it was so obvious.
Back when eggcorn was a topic in this thread, I learned of mondegreen, but seeing it again needed to refresh my memory relative to eggcorn which is hearing a phrase differently than is said, but the meaning remains the same. The most famous example is hearing 'old-timers disease' for 'Alzheimer's disease.'
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... I've always believed in, sense before I could pronounce "Nietzsche" ...
Makes since.
Just now encountered where you read the above post... and had you continued reading, very soon was this: "I now admit I can't really emphasize with anyone..."
I am certain he means empathize. Besides, I think he's a faker, but tells a good story.
Just now encountered where you read the above post... and had you continued reading, very soon was this: "I now admit I can't really emphasize with anyone..."
"all you CD folks on this forum are 'gullable' " (Savannah)
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