#researchjunkie Strikes Again

I love going down rabbit holes! As I was writing my newsletter, I looked up "wet your appetite vs whet your appetite." I thought it was whet, but I wasn't positive. Turns out that there is a word for this kind of confusion! Eggcorn.

Eggcorn = saying or spelling a word or phrase incorrectly because you hear it incorrectly. Here are some common ones:

• Expresso instead of espresso
• Ex-patriot instead of expatriate
• Wonderlust instead of wanderlust
• Chester drawers instead of chest of drawers
• Deep seeded instead of deep seated
• Doggy dog instead of dog eat dog
• Chock it up instead of chalk it up
• Old wise tale instead of old wives' tale
• Safety deposit box instead of safe deposit box (I've been saying this one wrong my entire life!)

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Then, I learned something even cooler. There is a different word for song lyrics and poetry that is misunderstood: Mondegreen. You know, when you think you hear, "Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche" but they are really singing "revved up like a deuce."
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And this is why my kids call me Google Mom!