About “Low bridge, everybody down”: I said to Elaine yesterday that there should be a word like mondegreen to characterize a misunderstanding of a song lyric. Not a mishearing, a misunderstanding.
And she suggested m’onderstanding: a blend of misunderstanding and my understanding, with just a trace of mondegreen. It’s perfect.
Thank you, Elaine.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Word of the day: m’onderstanding
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Michael Leddy
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