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"ride rough shot" (eggcorn)
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Adrian Bailey
Aug 3, 2005, 9:40:43 PM8/3/05
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22ride+rough+shot%22
Also: rode/road: "British MP George Galloway road into town"
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0801-24.htm
Adrian
Areff
Aug 3, 2005, 9:21:24 PM8/3/05
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Isn't the second one a mere misspelling? If we start thinking of things
like that as eggcorns, the term is losing its usefulness.
I'd note, though, that "road" and "ride" are etymologically closely
related.
Ben Zimmer
Aug 3, 2005, 11:38:05 PM8/3/05
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Yep, already in the database:
CDB
Aug 4, 2005, 6:01:21 AM8/4/05
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"Ben Zimmer" <bgzi...@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote in message
news:42F18D9D...@midway.uchicago.edu...
I don't see (pursued by) "a human cry" there yet. I only saw it in
some closed-captioning, but it is known to Google.
Ben Zimmer
Aug 4, 2005, 7:24:43 AM8/4/05
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rich...@spamt.edu.au
Aug 8, 2005, 12:28:52 AM8/8/05
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Well a rough shot is often a horse so why couldn't you ride one?
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