Mmm, Eggcorn

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I ran across one today, [by enlarge](http://jeremiahgrossman.blogspot.com/2006/09/csrf-sleeping-giant.html) instead of [by and large](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbylarge.html). This ranks right up there with [for all intensive purposes](http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/32/intensive-purposes/).

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2 responses to “Mmm, Eggcorn”

  1. Dad Avatar

    How about this one: “line of site” to describe clear connectivity

  2. J.M. Dodd Avatar

    As in, connecting to an Internet site? If it was used online or in print, you can submit it to The Eggcorn Database. They have a forum where they sort out eggcorns from other linguistic oddities.