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Eggcorn and Just Desserts

7 August 2007 2 Comments

Thanks to all who wrote in with the suggestion that it should be “just desserts” and not “just deserts” as I had written in “Just Deserts for Mr Dutt.” Actually, it is “just deserts” and “just desserts” is an eggcorn.

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  • Nitin said:

    Atanu,

    Being one of those who thought it was just desserts, how appropriate it is that the term for it should be eggcorn.

    Enough to keep me amused today.

    # 7 August 2007 at 12:36 pm
  • The Acorn » Weeday Squib: The eggcorn said:

    [...] b: The eggcorn

    Where I get just deserts… …for attempting to correct Atanu Dey. Now, I owe him just desserts.

    [...]

    # 7 August 2007 at 12:44 pm