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.

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January 25, 2012

“My colleague keeps spelling bi-polar “bi-polo”. I’m going to ask this client if he has 2 polo ponies now I think.”

An anonymous submission from an online community I frequent.

The google results for “bipolo disorder” and bipolar+bipolo reveal a mix of confused people/SEO to aid the confused people, as well as a handful of folks who have the disorder using the term to lighten the mood a bit.

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