Thanks to all who wrote in with the suggestion that it should be “just desserts” and not “just deserts” as I had written in “Just Deserts for Mr Dutt.” Actually, it is “just deserts” and “just desserts” is an eggcorn.
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Atanu,
Being one of those who thought it was just desserts, how appropriate it is that the term for it should be eggcorn.
Enough to keep me amused today.
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