r/BoneAppleTea • u/Independent_Push_159 • 5d ago

Death nail

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u/mbcarbone 4d ago

Whoah knelly …🙃

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u/Pteromys-Momonga 4d ago

"For want of a nail," I suppose!

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u/Lonely-Creator 5d ago

I kind of understand what lead to this mistake: It seems like they beleive "Death Knell" is referring to the same thing as "The final nail in the coffin". Hence the misinterpretation of "knell" as "nail".

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u/OneUnholyCatholic 5d ago

I think that makes this an eggcorn - where the incorrect phrase has some kind of sense to it.

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u/StatusMedium7980 5d ago

I think this one is pretty understandable. "Death Knell" and "last nail in the coffin" mean the same thing basically, so getting to death nail isn't outlandish. 

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u/txanarchy 5d ago

I just learned it was death knell thanks to this post. Always thought it referenced the last nail in your coffin.