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Re:I was an astrologer by onorton on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:41AM (#21473558)
"praying on" You could mean "preying" but I've realised that either could work.

Is there a term for a malapropism that still makes sense?

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Re:I was an astrologer by Spare_account on Thursday November 07, 2019 @10:04AM (#21473783)
I believe the term is 'eggcorn'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

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Re:I was an astrologer by jermaustin1 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:44AM (#21473591)
Thanks and fixed. But like you said, it could work either way.
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