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Merriam-Webster Honors Lyrically Misunderstood Lady Mondegreen - Read More

Date Added: July 08, 2008 06:44:02 PM
If you have ever misheard a song or poem and come up with your own version of the words, you are already familiar with the concept of the "mondegreen," one of over 100 new words included in the annual update of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.

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