malaprop (An example of malapropism)

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• malaprop — I. noun Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop Date: 1823 an example of malapropism < was famed for malaprops: he always said “polo bears” and “Remember Pearl Island” and “neon stockings” Time > II. adjective or malapropian Date: 1840 using or marked by the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Malapropism — A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra s statement: Texas has a lot of electrical votes, [1] rather than electoral votes . Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Malapropism —    This word entered the English language through the name of a character in The Rivals (1775), a play written by Englishman Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 1816). The play introduced Mrs. Malaprop, an endearing late middle age woman given to… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• technopropism — n. The humorous misuse of a word or phrase, particularly one that is not flagged by a technological tool such as a spell checker or grammar checker. [Blend of technology and malapropism.] Example Citation: [T]echnopropisms ...are mistakes that… …   New words

• Boyle Roche — Infobox Politician name = Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet birth date = October 1736 birth place = County Galway death date = death date|1807|6|5|df=y death place = Dublin office = Member, Irish House of Commons term start = 1775 term end = 1801… …   Wikipedia

• Language production — In linguistics, language production is the production of spoken or written language. It describes all of the stages between having a concept, and translating that concept into linguistic form Stages of Production The basic loop occurring in the… …   Wikipedia