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It's jury-rigged. Jerry-rigged is a malapropism (think "could of", "walla"). But jerry-rigged is so commonly used I think at this point it's 'not wrong'.
by fnord123 4y ago
It's jury-rigged. Jerry-rigged is a malapropism (think "could of", "walla"). But jerry-rigged is so commonly used I think at this point it's 'not wrong'.
- rippercushions 4y agoThey're different words with different shades of meaning. https://www.dictionary.com/e/jury-rigged-vs-jerry-rigged/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/jury-rigged-vs-jerry-rigged/
- fnord123 4y agoYour link says what I said: it's jury-rig; jerry-built is something else, but people get confused and say jerry-rig; so many people do this that it's 'not wrong'.