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Woderful example of getting it wrong on #27 of the Southgate for England job thread. "Seaman peddling backwards" Pedalling, Shirley

I response to #193, for "less", read "fewer".

It's pretty obvious that some posters are in dire need of an English lesson - or several

Try using a fine toothed comb

As well as catachresis, these mishearings are also known as Mondegreens. I have a book called that, which is full of the sort of examples quoted in this thread. It's called "Mondegreens, A Book Of Mishearings" It's a fun read, if you like that sort of thing - I do