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malapropism (idea)
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by
ymelup
Mon Oct 09 2000 at 20:15:08
A misuse of the word, that is usually
embarassing
to the person
misusing
it, and
amusing
for the rest of us. Some examples (mostly from
students
):
"Are you
incinerating
that I hit him?" (obviously, the person means
insinuate
, not
incinerate
).
"Arabs wear
turbines
on their heads" (
turbines
vs
turbans
. Wearing a
turbine
on your head would make you an
alpha geek
).
Charles Darwin
was a
naturalist
who wrote the Organ of the Species.
He (Jesus) fought with the
Philatelists
, a race of people who lived in
Biblical
times.
Malapropos
Philatelist
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Spoonerism
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prunetang
The freedom of poverty
Pennies from Heaven
oikolect
Bushisms
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The Poisonwood Bible
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jerry-rigged
Quotation marks used to denote emphasis
Mondegreen
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Little Women
The Test
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