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To: epicure who wrote (455257)	10/16/2020 6:00:51 PM
From: M. Murray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543113

I Googled "death nail" and the first hit was a Wiki for Death Knell, this was also on the same page: death nail “Death nail” is a result of confusing two expressions with similar meanings. The first is “death knell.” When a large bell (like a church bell) rings—or tolls—it knells. When a bell is rung slowly to mark the death of someone, it is said to sound the death knell. But “death knell” is more often used figuratively, as in “his arrest for embezzlement sounded the death knell for Rob’s campaign to be state treasurer. Another way to describe the final blow that finishes someone or something off is “put the last nail in the coffin,” as in “a huge budget cut put the last nail in the coffin of the city’s plan to erect a statue of the mayor’s dog.” Something not yet fatal but seriously damaging can be said to “drive another nail” in its coffin.

To: epicure who wrote (455257)	10/16/2020 6:02:42 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543113

I have no idea where that is. It was a long time ago and a zillion books or documentaries ago. Believe what you will.

To: epicure who wrote (455257)	10/16/2020 6:07:44 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543113

Well you made me research it :)>. Death NailJanuary 18, 2014 @ 11:21 am · Filed by Mark Liberman under Eggcorns « previous post \| next post » IT sent in a link to a web forum post that includes the following (emphasis added): However as I have mentioned a few days ago, data could well be the death nail for Ovivo, as I am sure Vodafone will limit the data bandwidth they can have, so the more customers Ovivo get the worse it will become. Who knows what deal they have on volume with Vodafone. "This one was discussed over at the Eggcorn Database back in 2005. "Knell" is not a word that most people know; and ringing a bell when someone dies is not something that most people have experienced; so "death nail" makes a lot more sense than "death knell" does. Maybe it's the proverbial last nail in the coffin, or maybe the imaged interaction is more spectacular and bloodier, but either way, it works. As usual, the only problem is that "death knell" got there first. Richard Brian, Children of the Light, 2008: Ken Ham, How Could a Loving God: Powerful Answers on Suffering, 2007: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9823 PS if getting their first is the criteria, I reject it-lol.