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Case and point, just five years ago Redditors figured that out that by upvoting a post of image of a potato titled "Gaming Console. If you upvote this potato it

Case and point, just five years ago Redditors figured that out that by upvoting a post of image of a potato titled "Gaming Console. If you upvote this potato it will show up on Google Images when people search for Gaming Console." It even borked their news algorithm - https://i.imgur.com/A0zLPSR.png https://i.imgur.com/A0zLPSR.png

asavadatti 7y ago
Not trying to be a jerk but the phrase is "Case in point".
- reaperducer 7y ago
  It's fine, for all intensive purposes. (This is what happens when a society stops reading books.)
  - mrandish 7y ago
    By in large, you are correct.
  - misterprime 7y ago
    I really could care less.
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
  - jartelt 7y ago
    Similar for "all intensive purposes" vs "all intents and purposes"
  - justanotherc 7y ago
    Common guys, getting the phrasing right is not rocket appliances.
    - econcon 7y ago
      Wrong application becoming popular sometimes results in new phrases.
    - jamiek88 7y ago
      https://old.reddit.com/r/boneappletea https://old.reddit.com/r/boneappletea
      - tialaramex 7y ago
        Their right hand side doesn't mention it, so I'm intrigued whether this sub-reddit pre-dates Language Log naming almost this same type of mistake an eggcorn? Specifically an eggcorn involves an erroneous analysis, in the name example a person figures an acorn does look rather like an egg and so maybe that's why the name for it is "eggcorn". Likewise "tow the line" mistakes the metaphor as involving pulling a rope rather than standing against a chalk mark ("toe the line") and "free reign" assumes it's about some analogy to absolute power of kings rather than controlling horses.
  - ibeckermayer 7y ago
    ABCDEFGHIJK ELEMENO-PEE
- maxerickson 7y ago
  Game set in match!
  - keithlfrost 7y ago
    here here! okay, i'm going to reign this in.
    - musicale 7y ago
      You could of been a contender, but I disagree with your basic tenants. You are so bias. Reading this whole thread is nerve-wracking and puts me through the ringer.
- geneticswag 7y ago
  this... makes a lot more sense
trengorilla 7y ago
People have been doing this pretty much since Google existed.

asavadatti 7y ago

Not trying to be a jerk but the phrase is "Case in point".

reaperducer 7y ago
It's fine, for all intensive purposes. (This is what happens when a society stops reading books.)
- mrandish 7y ago
  By in large, you are correct.
- misterprime 7y ago
  I really could care less.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
- jartelt 7y ago
  Similar for "all intensive purposes" vs "all intents and purposes"
- justanotherc 7y ago
  Common guys, getting the phrasing right is not rocket appliances.
  - econcon 7y ago
    Wrong application becoming popular sometimes results in new phrases.
  - jamiek88 7y ago
    https://old.reddit.com/r/boneappletea https://old.reddit.com/r/boneappletea
    - tialaramex 7y ago
      Their right hand side doesn't mention it, so I'm intrigued whether this sub-reddit pre-dates Language Log naming almost this same type of mistake an eggcorn? Specifically an eggcorn involves an erroneous analysis, in the name example a person figures an acorn does look rather like an egg and so maybe that's why the name for it is "eggcorn". Likewise "tow the line" mistakes the metaphor as involving pulling a rope rather than standing against a chalk mark ("toe the line") and "free reign" assumes it's about some analogy to absolute power of kings rather than controlling horses.
- ibeckermayer 7y ago
  ABCDEFGHIJK ELEMENO-PEE
maxerickson 7y ago
Game set in match!
- keithlfrost 7y ago
  here here! okay, i'm going to reign this in.
  - musicale 7y ago
    You could of been a contender, but I disagree with your basic tenants. You are so bias. Reading this whole thread is nerve-wracking and puts me through the ringer.
geneticswag 7y ago
this... makes a lot more sense

trengorilla 7y ago

People have been doing this pretty much since Google existed.