I attribute three of the errors to LIFO learning.
But the archaic use of "mine" I regard as priceless
(even if understandable).

I reserve "Spoonerism" for the likes of proposing a
toast to our queer old dean.

[quote=davieddy;139365]My favourite memories from my sons are:

(Elder) Wobblies for wallabies and kitchen for chicken.
(Younger) "Where are mine plissers?" (slippers).[/quote]

My son used to say 'grabity' for 'gravity' and 'count-u-later' for 'calculator'.
My daughter - 'jumpoline' for 'trampoline'.

Mooted or Muted
 

Ive heard both pronounced as the other within a
few hours on the radio.

In this case, similarity of meaning is far from being any excuse..

Blind spots in my own usage continue to surprise me.

I came across this today in an New York Times Op-Ed contribution about Sarah Palin's debate speech:
[URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04pinker.html"]Everything You Heard Is Wrong By STEVEN PINKER[/URL][QUOTE]And no, “nucular” is not a sign of ignorance. This reversal of vowel-like consonants (nuk-l’-yer —> nuk-y’-ler) is common in the world’s languages, and is no more illiterate than pronouncing “iron” the way most Americans do, as “eye-yern” instead of “eye-ren.”[/QUOTE]
This caught my eye because I have pronounced "iron" this way my entire life -- and never noticed.

[URL="http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/about/shortbio.html"]http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/about/shortbio.html[/URL]

I think some of you are forgetting about mass and collective nouns, as well as possibly count nouns in relation to phrases such as "the media". The media is a group, but it counted as one entity. Groups counted as a single entity in general speaking terms should use a singular verb, not a plural. I realize why some of you, yes probably Dr. Silverman, will disagree with me, but it's like an ensemble. Depending on the context such as a word for a concept or object, you could use the plural or the singular. Here's another example, for which I think phrases such as "the media" could apply on its own. For example, "the team is in the dressing room" (formal agreement) refers to the team as an ensemble, whereas "the team are fighting among themselves" (notional agreement) refers to the team as individuals. Does anyone ever refer to the media as individuals and not a group? If not, you should use the singular.

The media are divided into the print media, the broadcast media, the online media, ...

[QUOTE=cheesehead;144517]The media are divided into the print media, the broadcast media, the online media, ...[/QUOTE]The media are divided into the print medium, the broadcast medium, the online medium, ...

Biden:
"McCain is no different than Bush"

[quote=retina;144521]the print medium,[/quote]Monthly magazines and daily newspapers are the same?

[quote]the broadcast medium,[/quote]I can watch TV on my radio?

[quote]the online medium,[/quote]Blogs are just like usatoday.com? Spam is like mersenne.org? (Please, not the other way around.)

[quote=cheesehead;144529]Monthly magazines and daily newspapers are the same?

I can watch TV on my radio?

Blogs are just like usatoday.com? Spam is like mersenne.org? (Please, not the other way around.)[/quote]
"The medium is the message" - Marshall McCluhan

And the media are respectively print, the ether and the telephone cable.

[QUOTE=cheesehead;144529]Monthly magazines and daily newspapers are the same?[/QUOTE]They are all printed on the same medium, namely paper.[QUOTE=cheesehead;144529]I can watch TV on my radio?[/QUOTE]It is all sent by the same medium, EM waves.[QUOTE=cheesehead;144529]Blogs are just like usatoday.com? Spam is like mersenne.org? (Please, not the other way around.)[/QUOTE]It is all delivered through the same medium, the Internet.

Is not a medium independent of the content it carries?