I recently learned an amazing word for a very common experience – since a word already exists for this experience, I was unable to create a word for it and add it to my Dictionary of Liff.1 According to Wikipedia: “A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase such [...]
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The Language Perfectionist: A “Proverbial” Proviso by Don Hauptman
This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise, a free newsletter dedicated to making money, improving health and secrets to success. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com. Originally appeared in Early To Rise (07/18/2009). The Language Perfectionist: A “Proverbial” Proviso by Don Hauptman One of my pet linguistic peeves is the frequent misuse of the [...]
