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I just learned this new word - mondegreen - sometimes spelled mondagreen. According to Wikipedia, a “mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase such as a line in a poem or a lyric in a song.” There’s a funny story too about the origins of the word which was coined in 1954.

It is a nice word. And while mulling the niceness of the word, it reminded me of my favourite mondegreen too. I swear this is what I heard when I listened to Natalie Imbruglia’s song on the radio - “Wrong Impression.” The chorus went like this…

Didn’t want to leave you
With the wrong impression
Didn’t want to leave you
With my last infection

Ahem, yes, I believe leaving a little infection behind would definitely leave a rather strong impression. The real lyrics to “Wrong Impression” go like this - but they aren’t half as fun.

Didn’t want to leave you
With the wrong impression
Didn’t want to leave you
With my last confession

Come to think about it, what does that even mean? How do I leave a second-last confession behind? I just don’t lyrics sometimes. I get all revved up like a douchebag in the middle of the night.

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