What is your favourite eggcorn?

[Esceptico]

For those that don’t know, an eggcorn is where a word or phrase is misheard and changed but where the change is vaguely plausible. Here is a link for a fuller explanation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

I have to admit that well into adulthood I thought that the phrase “damp squib” was actually “damp squid”! Actually I think it was when I was reading about eggcorns that I finally realised I had been making a mistake.

Any you know or would like to admit?

[Mercury00]

People on here always say "mute point".

[bigandclever]

‘Wet your appetite’ pisses me right off. That, and ‘card shark’.

[Esceptico]

bigandclever said:

‘Wet your appetite’ pisses me right off. That, and ‘card shark’.

Doesn’t seem clear cut that card shark is an eggcorn:


http://www.english-for-students.com/Card-Sharp.htm...

[bigandclever]

Esceptico said:

bigandclever said:

‘Wet your appetite’ pisses me right off. That, and ‘card shark’.

Doesn’t seem clear cut that card shark is an eggcorn:


http://www.english-for-students.com/Card-Sharp.htm...

Well it is. Sharp predates shark. So there

[Amused2death]

Not quite "eggcorns" (Never heard of that before), but famous people with alternate slightly illiterative names.

Humphrey Bogart is always Bumfrey gokart

Shirley Bassey is Burley Chassis

[Jader1973]

“Harold be thy name”.

[anonymous-user]

On route.

[DoubleSix]

Expresso

(Not a “favourite”, as I hate them all)

Edited by DoubleSix on Monday 16th November 22:10

[Scrump]

Chester Draws

[CanAm]

Amused2death said:

Not quite "eggcorns" (Never heard of that before), but famous people with alternate slightly illiterative names.

Humphrey Bogart is always Bumfrey gokart

Shirley Bassey is Burley Chassis

My dear old grandad called him Buggery Humphart. He was a naughty old man.

[Seventy]

Scrump said:

Chester Draws

A quick eBay search shows many!


‘Drips and drabs’.

[320d is all you need]

I've seen a few

Uniand Jack (no joke)

Coughing (for Coffin)

Catholic Converter (catalytic)

[anonymous-user]

All intense and purposes.

[8Ace]

CanAm said:

Amused2death said:

Humphrey Bogart is always Bumfrey gokart

My dear old grandad called him Buggery Humphart.

Love both of these

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Amused2death said:

Not quite "eggcorns" (Never heard of that before), but famous people with alternate slightly illiterative names.

Humphrey Bogart is always Bumfrey gokart

Shirley Bassey is Burley Chassis

You've got to feel for Brad Pitt's daughter, Shiloh.

[crofty1984]

"I could care less" makes me shudder. Bloody Merrykins.

[thewarlock]

Crossflow Kid said:

All intense and purposes.

I've also seen "All intensive purposes"

I didn't read the link in the OP 'til after I'd posted; I see it's mentioned in there.

[SCEtoAUX]

These are Rickyisms from Trailer Park Boys

"Denial and error"
"Gorilla see, gorilla do"
"It's not rocket appliance"

https://trailerpark.fandom.com/wiki/Rickyisms

[ricotansky]

The Sharif don't like it, lock the taskbar, lock the taskbar