First, on the Eggcorn Database, a new entry for the eggcorn disingenuine (for disingenuous), which has the flavor of a portmanteau of disingenuous and genuine. Then, a few days ago a friend reported in conversation: I page-turned for [an organist] several times This is a two-part back-formed verb, based on the synthetic compound page-turner ‘someone who … Continue reading Odds and ends