Egg Corns

An eggcorn is what happens when someone tries to use a word or expression that they've heard, but never seen written down. The name comes from someone calling an acorn an "eggcorn." You can learn more here.

I will be posting eggcorns, mangled idioms, and other examples of language that make me laugh or make my head hurt.

Mail me: ms_blue_sky @ me.com

January 1, 2012

RING in the New Year, don’t BRING it in.

A friendly holiday reminder from the eggcorn tumblr.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/45/messages/116.html

2.1M google results for “bring in the New Year” vs. 58.1M for “ring in the new year.”

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