gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareDamienGramatacus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI know these as eggcorns thanks to Adam & Joe… https://youtu.be/GyAWSnwBJLA?si=UXqG273L2lOxk05h
I know these as eggcorns thanks to Adam & Joe… https://youtu.be/GyAWSnwBJLA?si=UXqG273L2lOxk05h