Eggcorn OTD

[lillibet]

"reek havoc"

As always, I find myself thinking of ways this could be used intentionally. Something like "The arrival of a skunk reeked havoc on our picnic."

Comments

[ceo]

I'm surprised I don't see this one more often, as "wreak" is one of those archaic words that only survives due to its use in a common idiom. I think it's the present tense of "wrought", but I'm actually not sure about that.

[wellstar.livejournal.com]

I think it's the present tense of "wrought"

I think so too. Which now makes we want to go around saying, "I'm going to wreak some iron now." Iron: it's the new havoc!