It would be particularly satisfying if The Eggcorn Database became, little by little, a collaborative tool. There are several ways for you to help improve or support it, to contribute your knowledge, insight, discoveries or resources:. Mind you, check that it is the right species of animal. Ask yourself whether the non-standard spelling that caught your attention indicates a reinterpretation of the meaning of part of the original expression.
If so, in the database it goes. But if you are unsure, the forum is the right place to discuss whether your find is an eggcorn or not. The posts referenced on the About page might also be helpful. Unlike the forum , however, the comment area is not a discussion space: It is a place to add data to an existing entry.
If you wish to post whimsical observations or questions, or something that is not closely related to a particular entry, please do so in the Eggcorn Forum. These will be found and edited by the more experienced contributors. Eventually your submission will appear under your name. Once you have shown that you produce high-quality entries, we will give you full poster status. Posting directly into the database is not quite as simple as leaving a comment or participating on the forum.
The posting back-end is not particularly user-friendly and still needs a lot of work. Or, in case you can spare a dollar pound, euro or two towards hosting fees and bandwidth, I will gratefully accept a donation. The Eggcorn Database is a purely personal endeavor and is not supported by any institution or commercial entity whatsoever.
There is now a forum , with its own space for your contributions and submissions. While I upgrade the software and work out some problems with the server, I have disabled commenting on the static pages, i. The existing comments will reappear as soon as I have worked out a persistent bug with the comment display.
