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How to pronounce “eggcorn

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(linguistics) 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 [from 2003]

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (linguistics) 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 [from 2003]

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Similar Sounds

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