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Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by Stratoscope on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:12AM (#28499664)
I just remembered a couple more of my late friend's interesting pronunciations:

"Old-timer's disease" (Alzheimer's)

"Valentime's Day"

Too late to correct him now! May he rest in peace.

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Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by b3morales on Sunday September 12, 2021 @01:46PM (#28503197)
Old-timer's/Alzheimer's probably qualifies as an Eggcorn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

(In fact I see that it is mentioned at the beginning of that article!)

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