My latest rabbit trail really had me fleshing out the details of eggcorns. What are eggcorns? Once upon a time, a woman called an acorn, an "eggcorn." This word actually described the shape of an acorn and thus eggcorn became the accepted term to describe a misheard phrase with words that still could make sense. Thus, I am fleshing out the details not flushing out. Now before you tell me that is a bold-faced lie, it is not. It would actually be a bald-faced lie if it were not true. Bald-faced meaning bare, uncovered, exposed face. I hope you are not chomping at the bit about this because the correct phrase is champing at the bit, as in a horse gnawing on his bit. Have I piqued your interest? It's not peaked. Are you waiting for the next one with bated breath? Thank goodness not baited breath--that would be wormy. Many think we are honing in on things here and yes, we are sharpening the details, but it was originally homing in, such as homing pigeons o...