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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
alpha geek
Spoonerism
magnificent octopus
prunetang
The freedom of poverty
Pennies from Heaven
oikolect
Bushisms
Mondegreen
naturalist
Technique and tone in playing guitar
Parapraxes
The Poisonwood Bible
E2 node tracker
Malaprop
eggcorn
jerry-rigged
Quotation marks used to denote emphasis
The Two Ronnies
He's the bread
magnum opiate