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I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After having seen something like that in a book

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded (sic!) a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?

I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After having seen something like that in a book

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded

(sic !)

a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?

I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/17/george-lazenby-on-bond-sex-and-the-60s-they-had-the-pill-i-was-a-handsome-guy

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After seeing something like that in a book

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded (sic!) a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?

I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After having seen something like that in a book

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded (sic!) a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?

I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/17/george-lazenby-on-bond-sex-and-the-60s-they-had-the-pill-i-was-a-handsome-guy

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After seeing something like that in a book

https://books.google.de/books?id=Sy5LAAAAYAAJ&q=%22motherload+of%22+prince&dq=%22motherload+of%22+prince&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded (sic!) a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?

I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both. I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surprise it was later changed to "mother lode":

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/17/george-lazenby-on-bond-sex-and-the-60s-they-had-the-pill-i-was-a-handsome-guy

This article was amended on 17 May 2017. An earlier version spelled “mother lode” as “motherload”.

After seeing something like that in a book

Since the dramatic emergence of Prince, however, Minneapolis has yeilded (sic!) a rich motherload of new soul music talent.

I am not sure if many uses of "motherload" are actually because of ignorance. The word often appears in a context, even scientific one, which does not really "allow" the usage of slang. The only online dictionary that lists "motherload" seems to be Wiktionary. So I wonder if the intentional use of "motherload" as a slang word is actually rare?