Apparently a (relatively) well-known spoonerism. The photo is of Mrs. Malaprop herself. Egg-hoarding to this, what I have been calling a mondegreen should perhaps be called an eggcorn. Maybe "pun" is a sufficient word. Die, lemma.
Nearly simultaneous commenting (indeed, it would have been simultaneous if my initial html had not been poor). I also note that the exclamation, Mark, seems to have been excused. Indeed, it's not gratuitous in this case, since it clarifies the meaning.
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Thought she had a small Alien perched on her left hand.
Apparently a (relatively) well-known spoonerism. The photo is of Mrs. Malaprop herself. Egg-hoarding to this, what I have been calling a mondegreen should perhaps be called an eggcorn. Maybe "pun" is a sufficient word. Die, lemma.
Nearly simultaneous commenting (indeed, it would have been simultaneous if my initial html had not been poor). I also note that the exclamation,
Mark, seems to have been excused. Indeed, it's not gratuitous in this case, since it clarifies the meaning.
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