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Am I the only one this happens to? I used to "feel it coming in the yellow night" with Phil Collins. What are yours?

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[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They are called Mondegreens in English, after Sylvia Wright wrote an essay about how she misheard "laid him on the green," as Lady Mondegreen.