219: Eggcorns

Have you heard of eggcorns? They're off-quoted sayings that sometimes reel their ugly heads, and some might just leave you curled up in the feeble position. Are they wrong? That might be a bit of a mute point. But can you tell the difference between an eggcorn and the real thing? Linguist Daniel Midgley discusses them in one foul swoop on this episode of Talk the Talk.