Common Eggcorns Quiz

Retype the full correct phrase.

For context, an eggcorn is: "a word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase either on its own or as part of a set expression".

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Last updated: May 20, 2024

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Eggcorn	Actual Phrase
Eggcorn	Acorn
Doggie-Dog world	Dog Eat Dog World
Beckon Call	Beck and Call
Feeble Position	Fetal Position
In One Foul Swoop	In One Fell Swoop
Wet One's Appetite	Whet One's Appetite
Free Reign	Free Rein
For All Intensive Purposes	For All Intents and Purposes
Scandally Clad	Scantilly Clad
Pass Mustard	Pass Muster
Duck Tape	Duct Tape
Last Stitch Effort	Last Ditch Effort
Optical Delusion	Optical Illusion
Pre-Madonna	Prima Donna
Take It For Granite	Take It For Granted
Tow the Line	Toe the Line
World Wind Tour	Whirlwind Tour
Sick Sense	Sixth Sense
It Takes Two to Tangle	It Takes Two to Tango
Escape Goat	Scapegoat