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Word of the Day - Learn one new word everyday on Dictionary.com ... He also had, as a former colleague puts it, "a photogenic memory"--a malapropism that captures his gift for the social side of life, his Clintonian ability to remember names of countless people he has met only briefly.
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When an incorrect word is used like this, a malapropism is born. Here is a handful of genuine malapropisms gathered from across the Internet: ... The word malapropism comes from the fictitious character of Mrs. Malaprop. Find out more about Mrs. Malaprop and her original malapropisms.
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www.fun-with-words.com/malapropisms.html
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Copy & paste this link to your blog or website to reference this page ... Malapropism poetry ... Search another word or see malapropism on Dictionary...
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Malapropism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism , acyrologia , or " Rickyism ") is the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often c...
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malapropism n. Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound. An example of such misuse ... A great many cartoon writers use the form as well: ... Ringo Starr's Aunt Jessie also used a malapropism in Magical Mystery Tour: "Don't get historical!" (i.e., hysterical)
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A malapropism and favorite expression of Bugs Bunny, after outwitting Elmer Fudd. Usually uttered by Bugs this while walking away and wiping his hands in satisfaction. The joke of course is that Bugs mispronounces "moron." ... moron bugs bunny cartoon humor malapropism what's up doc? by justbrowzing Mar 30, 2006 share this...
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By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff | June 13, 2007 ... One of the easiest targets in comedy is, ... So "Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States" arrives on Comedy Central tonight at 10:30 about seven years too late. The mildly amusing animated series would have packed more of a punch back when Americans were still a little...
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www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/06/13/bush_cartoon_h...
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Its success may be unusual, but brunt force is hardly the only malapropism pushing its way into our lexicon. — Jan Freeman, “CYCLING; Crashes Jolt the Standings, And Oust a Tour Favorite”, Boston Globe...
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Update: Google has posted on its official blog saying they screwed up by mailing this cartoon out early. A beta version of Chrome ... ... Update: Google has posted on its official blog saying they screwed up by mailing this cartoon out early. A beta version of Chrome will be made available tomorrow in over 100 countries –...
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www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/01/no-joke-google-introduces...
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