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A gathering of words
Malapropisms & More: An Introduction
Like many people, I collect words. Malapropisms, mixed metaphors, Freudian slips and spoonerisms are the mainstay of my collection, but there’s much more. People who read more than they listen, like my first ex-husband, are a great source of creative pronunciation and verbal hybrids. He once went on about his friend who’d had her driver’s license confisticated. The trouble with my favorite garden-variety mispronunciations is that they’re dangerous. If I like the ring of something, […]
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[From my quotation collection] It’s just a little glitch in the ointment. —Craig There’s a flaw in the ointment. —Overheard by Teej Let’s not pass the bucket here. —Person in a meeting I think you have to intoo it. —Speaker at a public radio gathering Let’s show them our best foot. —Project leader The hooves of a donkey are not cut by bread alone. —Bernadette M. It’s six of one, six of the other. —PT’s […]
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