gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up194file-text
arrow-up194message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-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-up1·1 month 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