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March 13, 2014, 22:06
BobHale
A surprisngly not-too-bad article
in spite of the stupid title.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
March 14, 2014, 03:14
arnie
Agreed. Not too bad and a stupid title.


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 14, 2014, 15:39
Geoff
Isn't rebracketing also considered to be a mondegreen?
March 14, 2014, 20:07
goofy
My favourite is "tawdry" from "St Audrey's lace"
March 14, 2014, 20:43
Kalleh
Very interesting - and I certainly have my mispronunciations (just ask my daughter).

Related to the affrication process, whenever we go to a G&S production, they pronounce duke like dyuke Is that an English way of pronouncing it?
March 15, 2014, 01:36
arnie
quote:
Is that an English way of pronouncing it?

Yes.


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.