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Malapropism

A malapropism (/ˈmæləprɒpɪzəm/; also called a malaprop, acyrologia or Dogberryism) is the incorrect use of a word in place of a word with a similar sound, either unintentionally or for comedic effect, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance. An example is the statement attributed to baseball player Yogi Berra, regarding switch hitters, "He…

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related to Examples from fiction and comedy · 26
Malapropism → Act, Captain Absolute, Constable Dogberry, Falstaff, For, Governor Leonato, If, In Act, Malaprop, Malapropisms, Mistress Quickly, Mrs, Much Ado About Nothing, Nile, Other, Our, Scene, Scene III, Shakespeare, Sheridan
related to Etymology · 16
Malapropism → According, Dogberry, Dogberryism, English, French, Lord Byron, Malaprop, Mrs, Much Ado About Nothing, Oxford English Dictionary, Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, Shakespeare, Sheridan, The, The Rivals, Though Shakespeare
related to Distinguishing features · 10
Malapropism → An, Anne Cutler, Cutler, David Fay, Definitions, Fay, Most, Some, Such, This
related to Real-life examples · 7
Malapropism → Bushism, Former Australian, Malapropisms, Other, They, Tony Abbott, Wałęsism
related to External links · 3
Malapropism → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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malapropisms word malaprop speech use example instead also character words used called intended similar often errors mrs error effect sometimes

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