"Bone Apple Tea"
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The "ABOUT COMMUNITY" description from r/BoneAppleTea:
There's also r/BoneAppleTypo, and the #boneappletea Discord channel.
[h/t M.O.S.T.]
September 13, 2024 @ 10:47 am · Filed by Mark Liberman under Eggcorns
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The "ABOUT COMMUNITY" description from r/BoneAppleTea:
There's also r/BoneAppleTypo, and the #boneappletea Discord channel.
[h/t M.O.S.T.]
September 13, 2024 @ 10:47 am · Filed by Mark Liberman under Eggcorns
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Coby said,
September 13, 2024 @ 1:28 pm
How is that different from a malapropism?
Ben Zimmer said,
September 13, 2024 @ 2:16 pm
See Know Your Meme for further background.
S Frankel said,
September 13, 2024 @ 3:09 pm
@Coby – It's the same because 'mala' means 'apples' in Latin :)
Mark Liberman said,
September 13, 2024 @ 5:25 pm
@CobyL ""
See "Egg corns: folk etymology, malapropism, mondegreen, ???", 9/23/2003; and "'Eggcorn' makes the OED", 9/16/2010.
Vulcan with a Mullet said,
September 17, 2024 @ 6:17 pm
Also see "shark coochie plate" for "charcuterie plate", another popular wordplay among online foodies :D