Date:  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:47:19 -0500

From:  Molly Dickmeyer <dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JBLSMTP.PHL.LRPUB.COM>

Subject: Mondegreens -Reply



Stephanie:



I love it! As a medical editor, I collect things of this nature as

well. One of my favorite was an author/surgeon who insisted

throughout an entire manuscript that he was "litigating arteries".

Please, can you cite said article?



molly

dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]phl.lrpub.com



>>> Stephanie Hysmith <hysmith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU> 10/6/95,

01:26am >>>

          Ohio University Electronic Communication





  Date: 06-Oct-1995 02:07am EST



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  From: Stephanie Hysmith             Dept: English

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Subject: Mondegreens





I just discovered Pullet Surprise in Fromkin and Rodman and so was

pleased to recognize the term in the recent discussion and delighted

to learn about the demise of Lady Mondegreen. It reminded me of a

medical journal article that listed some of the self-diagnosed

illnesses of emergency room patients.

    Very-close veins

    roaches of the liver

    sick-as-hell anemia are all I can recall. I have a new one

from my neighbor, though. He was telling me about someone suffering

from oldtimer's disease. Makes sense to me!



Stephanie Hysmith

Ohio University









Received: 06-Oct-1995 02:26am