The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/VegemiteSucks on 2024-10-02 11:19:34.

Original Title: TIL of mondegreens, a mishearing of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. The national anthem of the U.S. is highly susceptible to the creation of mondegreens, as “O say can you see” has been misinterpreted as “José, can you see”, and “by the dawn’s early light” as “by the donzerly light”