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Eggcorn vs. Acorn

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams
Published May 8, 2019 at 2:43 PM CDT
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Our Militant Grammarian is back to discuss the eggcorn, a word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase.  

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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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