It's your language. You use it every day. You should strive to master it. My late mother, a 27-year, graduate-level professor of English, embedded that in my brain once upon a time. I’m not nearly as smart as she was, but I’m sharp enough to recognize that the vast majority of native-born Americans can’t speak or write English worth a lick.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
For the Love of David
"According to this affidavid..." Kristina De Leon, WOAI News, 12/17/2009.
4 comments:
Holy crapola! This woman shouldn't be in the biz. I notice that you sometimes spell her name with a "c" and sometimes with a "k"; which is correct?
She's pretty amazing. It's a "K," and has been corrected.
I remember as a kid pronouncing it "affidavid." I think this is a perfect example of a mondegreen.
Or maybe it's an eggcorn?
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