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* "drudge" (scullery maid, scutworker, blog author) for "dredge" (scrape the bottom of something, such as a river; or coat something in a powder, such as flour or sugar) |
* "drudge" (scullery maid, scutworker, blog author) for "dredge" (scrape the bottom of something, such as a river; or coat something in a powder, such as flour or sugar) |
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* One of the strangest mistakes I've seen is "dschungle" for "jungle." I can only assume that the author was a non-native English speaker and unaware of the letter j, substituting the closest phoneme he could think of. |
* One of the strangest mistakes I've seen is "dschungle" for "jungle." I can only assume that the author was a non-native English speaker and unaware of the letter j, substituting the closest phoneme he could think of. |
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* Duelists fight each other. Dualists believe in two celestial beings in balance with each other. Ironically, we previously had this one wrong on [[Media Research Failure]]. |
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* "duffleback": eggcorn for "duffel bag". |
* "duffleback": eggcorn for "duffel bag". |
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* "dying" (ceasing life functions) for "dyeing" (recoloring). |
* "dying" (ceasing life functions) for "dyeing" (recoloring). |
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