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*"should/would/could of" instead of "should have" a lot. That's a pretty dumb eggcorn.] (]) 23:06, 17 September 2013 (UTC) *"should/would/could of" instead of "should have" a lot. That's a pretty dumb eggcorn.] (]) 23:06, 17 September 2013 (UTC)


*"the pot calling the kettle back" instead of "]"<ref>{{http://en.wikipedia.org/The_pot_calling_the_kettle_black}}</ref> :*"the pot calling the kettle back" instead of "]"<ref>{{http://en.wikipedia.org/The_pot_calling_the_kettle_black}}</ref>
*"damp squid" instead of "]"<ref>{{http://en.wikipedia.org/Damp_squib}}</ref> :*"damp squid" instead of "]"<ref>{{http://en.wikipedia.org/Damp_squib}}</ref>
<small>Two addition from 86.19.169.154, moved here by ] (]) 00:54, 7 November 2013 (UTC)</small> :<small>Two addition from 86.19.169.154, moved here by ] (]) 00:54, 7 November 2013 (UTC)</small>


== Add a List instead of / in addition to the examples == == Add a List instead of / in addition to the examples ==

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Debate / defend / reject / submit examples here

This topic is particularly necessary to clarify the relatively new topic of eggcorns.

  • In season 7, episode 8 of Friends, the character Joey causes amusement by using the phrase "moo point" for "moot point." When questioned, he explains the idiosyncratic logic behind his eggcorn: "It's like a cow's opinion: it's just doesn't matter. It's moo."
Added by IP 115.87.204.32 27 March 2013. Moved here by Cnilep (talk) 02:06, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Added by User:Antiaverage (talk) 8 August 2013. Moved here by Cnilep (talk) 00:15, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
Two addition from 86.19.169.154, moved here by Cnilep (talk) 00:54, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Add a List instead of / in addition to the examples

Having the examples is nice, but I also think a list of these would be welcome, especially for people wondering which form is the correct form of a word. --Harikawashi (talk) 08:16, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

There are currently links to two lists of eggcorns in the External links section. A new stand alone list on Misplaced Pages might be created subject to policies on notability and verifiability, as well as the standards described at Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style/Stand-alone lists. Cnilep (talk) 02:10, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Moving from here to the article

At what point are items deemed important enough to move to the main article? We can't just keep a list on the talk page without having some sort of process for moving qualified candidates to the article, otherwise they remain here forever. Sp!ke (talk) 14:14, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Much as there is no deadline, there is no hard and fast rule for when or why to change the examples in the article. Note, by the way, that the examples are not "important enough" to be included; they are illustrative of the phenomenon. There is a suggestion, above, to create a stand-alone list, which presumably would include all notable (not quite the same thing as "important") examples meeting its criteria for inclusion.
In practice, most example languish here until the list gets too long and is moved to a talk archive. The last example added to the article was preying mantis in February 2012. Preying mantis had actually been in the article until December 2011. Before that expatriot was added in July 2010. These were added because editors discussed them on this page and decided they were better examples than rot iron and old-timer's disease, respectively. Cnilep (talk) 01:53, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

I favor moving the "for all intensive purposes" example to the page now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xplodotron (talk • contribs) 18:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

  1. "Friends - moo point". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  2. "pre-madonna vs prima donna : Common Errors in English". Bee English Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  3. "Is 'yay or nay' an acceptable alternative to 'yea or nay?'". English Language & Usage. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  4. Template:Http://en.wikipedia.org/The pot calling the kettle black
  5. Template:Http://en.wikipedia.org/Damp squib
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