Definition of malapropism: ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound—sometimes done purposely and sometimes done accidentally.
Good punctuation means not to be late.
He's a wolf in cheap clothing.
My sister has extra-century perception.
"Don't" is a contraption.
"Listen to the blabbing brook." Norm Crosby
"This is unparalyzed in the state's history." Gib Lewis, Texas Speaker of the House
"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder." Richard Daley, former Chicago mayor
"He was a man of great statue." Thomas Menino, Boston mayor
"Well, that was a cliff-dweller." Wes Westrum, about a close baseball game
"Be sure and put some of those neutrons on it." Mike Smith, ordering a salad at a restaurant
"It's got lots of installation." Mike Smith, describing his new coat
Damp weather is very hard on the sciences.
The death of Francis Shaw was a major turning point in his life.
2 comments:
Those are wonderful! I love anything about words, etc. The bad thing is that sometimes I say something really fascinating, or at least entertaining.
I like to use malabsorptions on purpose.
But people frequently think I'm stupid when I do that. And I get corrected a lot.
I like those examples you have there.
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