Mmm, eggcorn

26 October 2006 8:07 AM (1 year, 11 months ago) | Filed under live

I ran across one today, by enlarge instead of by and large. This ranks right up there with for all intensive purposes.

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1. Dad on 12 November 2006 6:17 PM (1 year, 11 months ago) #

How about this one: “line of site” to describe clear connectivity

2. J.M. Dodd on 12 November 2006 7:06 PM (1 year, 11 months ago) #

As in, connecting to an Internet site? If it was used online or in print, you can submit it to The Eggcorn Database. They have a forum where they sort out eggcorns from other linguistic oddities.

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