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Re:Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers by omnicognate on Friday August 04, 2023 @01:28AM (#36995816)
> deep seeded

Deep seated.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/deep-seated-deep-see...

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Re:Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers by marcosscriven on Friday August 04, 2023 @02:48AM (#36996308)
It’s called an Eggcorn, apparently. https://youtu.be/F12LSAbos7A
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Re:Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers by NateEag on Friday August 04, 2023 @08:35AM (#36999096)
The more-formal, older name for it is "mondegreen":

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

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Re:Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers by dahart on Friday August 04, 2023 @10:40AM (#37000709)
This WP article and parent’s video are both fun, I enjoyed this momentary rabbit hole. The video above claims there’s a difference between a Mondegreens and Eggcorns, which is that Eggcorns are mis-heard phrases that have the same meaning as the original, while Mondegreens change the meaning. Plus the video has a clip of the ‘Mondegreen’ song sung with a strong Scottish accent - check it out if you didn’t make it that far!
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