eggcorn , n :
(linguistics) An idiosyncratic but semantically motivated substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses.
June 9, 2016
eggcorn: Word of the day for June 9, 2016
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