HPR3608: Battling with English - part 5

Summary: Overview This time I have three main subjects to discuss, all of them dealing with misunderstandings of words: Mistakes made with homophones, one group of examples The definition gets a little technical, see the Wikipedia description. Misunderstandings of words from other languages Pundit Looking at Eggcorns (a name chosen from a misspelling of acorn) Wikipedia: an alteration of a phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements Long notes Follow this link to read the detailed notes associated with this episode. Links Misunderstanding homophones: Wikipedia article on homophones Confusing reign and rein Definitions of reign: Free Dictionary: reign Merriam-Webster: reign Definitions of rein: Free Dictionary: rein Merriam-Webster: rein Misunderstanding imported words: Bee Dictionary: pundint or pundit Definitions of pundit: Free Dictionary: pundit Merriam-Webster: pundit Wikipedia article: Jawaharlal Nehru, aka Pandit Nehru Eggcorns: Wikipedia article on Eggcorns The Eggcorn Database The Eggcorn Forum Wikipedia article on Alzheimer’s disease Cruel, Clever Cat, by Geoffrey Taylor a joke on the Eggcorn baited breath Previous episodes in this series: Battling with English - part 1 Battling with English - part 2 Battling with English - part 3 Battling with English - part 4