Is this the proper term for Bone Apple Tea?
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My sister was notorious for her egg corns when she was young. The two that come immediately to mind that she’ll never live down are:
• “Eye bulbs” for “eyeballs”
and
• “Thick-ass brick” for “thick as a brick”
Also the combination of menu and a la carte. Normally you'd expect to have a set menu or a pick a la carte.
Not to be confused with a malaprop or a mondegreen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen
Side note, I'm happy to add eggcorn to my list of terms about using/hearing the wrong word, but why do I know so many lol
Was gonna take my dog to the vet to get her fixed, but that restaurant looks a helluva lot more convenient. Tried calling ahead, but I wrote the phone prefix down wrong & got some nudie bar instead.
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