Re: Bale out
- From: Steve Hayes <hayesmstw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:47:16 +0200
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:56:35 +1000, Peter Moylan
<peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This thread reminded me of something that I thought was an eggcorn, but
turned out not to be. At least, ... well, in fact I'm not sure.
I've just started reading a book where the verb "bale out" (in the sense
of escaping from an unpleasant situation) made several appearances in
the first few pages. The writing was otherwise of good quality, so I was
a little shocked by the misspelling of "bail out".
I always thought that one "baled out" of a broken aeroplane, but "bailed out"
the water from a boat.
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://people.tribe.net/hayesstw
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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