For all intensive purposes this is an Eggcorn [Ian's Messy Desk]
Do you feel like you’re dancing the jive when things don’t seem to jibe? Perhaps someone has told you they are floundering when really they are foundering. Do you have problems honing in on the pronunciation of certain words and phrases, such as homing in. Could it be possible that you believe mighty oaks come from tiny eggcorns rather than acorns?
If so, the Eggcorn database might be the resource for you. This linguistic database contains more than five hundred examples of commonly misspelled or misused expressions. Browse some of the 580 entries and soon you will eliminate one fowl swoop in one fell swoop.
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Original post here: Ian McKenzie
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