Excellent! I have heard the term used by folklorists, but until now , I wodered about the etymology of "Mondegreens".
In my now dimly remembered youth I owned a book of these titled "Your Walrus Hurt the One You Love", but I forget the author's name. Marcus. Jon Murphy wrote: >There is a category of sounds called "Lady Mondegreens", defined by the >American linguist (and also political commentator under his other hat) >William Safire. "They have killed the Earl of Murray, and laid him on the >green". Another in that group is "Gladly the cross-eyed bear" (Gladly the >Cross I'd bear). There are many more, but I'll leave them to you all. > > > -- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Marcus Merrin PhD. // EmptyAir Consulting // Linux/Unix-platform database and custom server technology // [EMAIL PROTECTED] |||||||| http://emptyair.com // (902)225-5188 (Mobile) |||||||||| (902)455-2284 (Office) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
