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Like many people I’ve always found quotations to be a source of inspiration. I have a whole folder on my computer of ones that I’ve collected over the years. I’ve published many of these when the opportunities have arisen: when I published an online marketing newsletter last year, for instance, I would always round-off each issue [...]
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malapropism? :S
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LOL Chris. I love that word "malapropism".
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–noun 1. an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. Does that briefly translate to Bristolian and Geordie Languages..!? Ooh Arr, Way Aye
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What has become of A4U that we're discussing malapropisms! Your definition is spot on; they are like slips of the tongue where somebody uses the wrong word. e.g. A rolling stone gathers no moths. Let's get down to brass roots. Their father was some kind of civil serpent. You can lead a horse to manure but you can't make him drink. The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city. From: http://www.fun-with-words.com/mala_explain.html