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Eggcorn Definition: 10 Eggcorn Examples
Written by MasterClass
Last updated: Jan 26, 2022 • 4 min read
When people have misheard a word or phrase, they sometimes repeat it back incorrectly but not completely nonsensically. The term eggcorn refers to this linguistic phenomenon. Learn more about eggcorns and other ways people accidentally scramble language while speaking.