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Just a quick note -- and don't feel bad, this is a common mistake -- the phrase is actually "prima donna", not "pre-madonna".
by md224 12y ago
Just a quick note -- and don't feel bad, this is a common mistake -- the phrase is actually "prima donna", not "pre-madonna".
- ultimatedelman 12y agogentlest grammar correction i have ever seen on the internet. bravo!
- twic 12y agoPerhaps he really was comparing Mr Goldberg to a young Mary of Nazareth? I confess that the point of such an analogy eludes me. Something to do with carpentry?
- md224 12y agoNot sure if you're just being snarky, but I would assume people who write "pre-Madonna" are under the impression it's a reference to the pop star (which sort of makes sense).
- mrev19 12y agohow language evolves
- ForHackernews 12y agoIt's an excellent eggcorn, at any rate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
- doug1001 12y agoor perhaps primo uomo, if this cat's male.
- icpmacdo 12y agoDude good job this is the best way I have seen correcting a persons grammar with out derailing the argument.