Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Not exactly "eggcorns", but as a father of a 3 year old, I'm constantly getting a kick out of the incorrect but plausible words she uses. E.g. "bump beds" for "bunk beds", "de-odor-mint" for "deodorant", "screamer" for "speaker".


Love those great examples! But I wonder why you say Not exactly "eggcorns", as "incorrect but plausible" is pretty much the definition: https://eggcorns.lascribe.net/about/ (I guess maybe because they're not exact homophones?)




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: