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Commonly Confused

Is It 'Day today' or 'Day-to-day'?

What about Day Tomorrow?


Is It 'Day Today' or 'Day-to-day'? Senior Editor Emily Brewster explains a common eggcorn.

Transcript

Sometimes a word that sounds like the right word and feels like the right word isn't actually the right word. It's an eggcorn. They're not "day today" operations, as opposed to day tomorrow operations. They're "day-to-day" operations. They happen or are done everyday.

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