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Malapropism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism or acyrologia ) is the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic eff...
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This is the hilarious world of malapropisms, verbal slips and gaffes, Bushisms, Colemanballs, and, of course, Mrs. Malaprop. ... 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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Mrs. Malaprop's Malapropisms ... Here are some of the original malapropisms from the lady herself: Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775). ... In case you're not sure what it is that Mrs. Malaprop is intending to say we've put the correct word(s) in square brackets after each quotation.
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Malapropism - Definition of Malapropism at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Malapropism. Look it up now! ... Although William Shakespeare had used the device for comic effect, the term derives from Richard Brinsley Sheridan's character Mrs. Malaprop, in his play The...
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malaprop, n. 1. The portfolio of Peter Harkins, a web developer in Chicago. 2. The humorously grotesque misuse of a word, esp. by using a word similar in sound; a word so used. "She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
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The 1775 Restoration comedy, The Rivals, by Richard Sheridan introduced the humorous character, Mrs. Malaprop. Her name comes from the French mal à propos, which means inappropriate. The self-educated Mrs. Malaprop was always substituting a similar-sounding word for the word that she intended to use.
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Malapropisms - Definition of 'Malapropisms' from our glossary of English linguistic and grammatical terms containing explanations and cross-references to other relevant English grammar terms. ... A politician is alleged to have said that he would support a colleague to the best of his "mobility", ... Become a Member...
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You wrote a sentence. Every word is spelled correctly. The grammar is also correct. But one of the words you used is quite wrong. That is a malapropism. ... Unlike a malaprop, however, a pun is intentional, with the purpose of being humorous (not humerus [a bone]). The appropriate reaction to a pun is a groan (not a grown).
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