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Slake + Sate = Slate?
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2011/10/24 - 4:17pm
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My guess is the person who used the word 'slate' to mean 'quench' was combining 'slake' and 'sate'. If so, would that be called a scrambled eggcorn? In any case, it's just a guess, so feel free to refudiate it.

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2011/10/30 - 11:50am
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I have been meaning to post the same theory since I heard the podcast. This seems to be the simple solution Slake + Sate = Slate. As a matter of fact I had never heard the expression "slake your thirst" before. I have always said "sate your thirst."

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