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cat199
3392 days ago
As a case of point - as a matter in fact For all intensive purposes this article peaked my interest because by in large it addressed a deep ceded issue with app updates
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ryandrake
3392 days ago
Thank you! As a fellow "Correct Idiom Usage Nazi" that made my day. Have an upvote :)
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retbull
3392 days ago
Holy crap its `deep ceded` not `deep seated`?
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xsmasher
3392 days ago
No - the comment was full of intentional errors. "matter in fact" "For all intensive purposes" "peaked my interest" "by in large" "deep ceded"
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Cpoll
3392 days ago
No, the reply was filled with eggcorns / mondegreens, i.e. misheard idioms.
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spudlyo
3392 days ago
Heh, nice! I'm a big fan of eggcorns[1] and your post is positively teaming with them!
[1]:
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net
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