Monday, August 18, 2008

In Proper Malapropism

Malapropism : the art of using big words only to use them in a wrong context or confuse them with similar-sounding words. Derived from a character from Sheridan's The Rivals called Mrs Malaprop.

I know a few who are absolute masters at this. They never fail to make me laugh.

Signing out

Over and out

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