Yesterday I spotted the following on an invitation to a baby shower:
you know, it almost works...but not
Eggcorn? Malapropism? Both?
Definitely funny, definitely wrong.
new improved edition!
Categories: administrivia
Tags: eggcorns, it's all about the whimsy, language - it's a beautiful thing, malapropisms, vocabulary
Tags: eggcorns, it's all about the whimsy, language - it's a beautiful thing, malapropisms, vocabulary
Rachel [6 February 2009 @ 8:55 am]
Imagine how useful that could be! When your family becomes outdated you simply pulp it and release a revised version.
1damselfly [6 February 2009 @ 8:57 am]
I know, it's brilliant, isn't it? And the new editions could have author's introductions, and revised footnotes, and updated glossaries and reference manuals and commentaries…
I've been giggling over it all night.
2Jiffy [6 February 2009 @ 1:04 pm]
In keeping with the times, couldn't the family be released in digital form? Y'know, so then we could turn them off?
3damselfly [6 February 2009 @ 1:34 pm]
Ooh, good idea! And that way we can back them up to the cloud, in case of catastrophe.
4Jiffy [6 February 2009 @ 2:07 pm]
Or just recycle them :p
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