Comments on: On Tour http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/11/29/on-tour/ a linguist without a language Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lauredhel http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/11/29/on-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-14770 lauredhel Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:51:49 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/?p=313#comment-14770 There are a few instances of "world-win tour" on Google also - an even more satisfying eggcorn, as it suggests a rather neat meaningful reanalysis. There are a few instances of “world-win tour” on Google also – an even more satisfying eggcorn, as it suggests a rather neat meaningful reanalysis.

]]> By: jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/11/29/on-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-14715 jangari Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:24:42 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/?p=313#comment-14715 Ha, thanks Peter. I was unsure about that one myself, so I did a little Google corpus checking as to the frequencies of each. It seems a few people get caught up on this. Still doesn't beat the time I wrote "all intensive purposes" in an honours year essay! Ha, thanks Peter. I was unsure about that one myself, so I did a little Google corpus checking as to the frequencies of each. It seems a few people get caught up on this.

Still doesn’t beat the time I wrote “all intensive purposes” in an honours year essay!

]]> By: Peter Austin http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/11/29/on-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-14703 Peter Austin Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:42:54 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/?p=313#comment-14703 Hey, that's a new one - "world wind" not <i>whirlwind</i> tour! Some kind of folk etymology? Hey, that’s a new one – “world wind” not whirlwind tour! Some kind of folk etymology?

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