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Malapropism!

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larkim
larkim
Mar 2021
4:05pm, 5 Mar 2021
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larkim
[In fact, I seem to post it every two years or so!]
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Mar 2021
4:10pm, 5 Mar 2021
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Eynsham Red
It’s always worth reminding us for a chuckle larkim.
SteveC NordRunner
SteveC NordRunner
Mar 2021
6:40pm, 5 Mar 2021
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SteveC NordRunner
You should put that on the senior moments thread ;)
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Apr 2021
3:34pm, 12 Apr 2021
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Fragile Do Not Bend
On a local FB page someone posted

“I know it is a massive slingshot but has anyone found a heavy silver earring in town centre?”
trumpton riots
trumpton riots
Apr 2021
3:48pm, 12 Apr 2021
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trumpton riots
There are lots of people who have to arcs permission. I ask you.....
MarkyMarkMark (3M)
MarkyMarkMark (3M)
Apr 2021
5:04pm, 12 Apr 2021
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MarkyMarkMark (3M)
Permission granted, tr. ;-)
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
May 2021
11:02am, 8 May 2021
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Fragile Do Not Bend
twitter.com
swittle
swittle
May 2021
11:31am, 8 May 2021
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swittle
[hence, 'leaving it all out on the road..'? ]
Steve NordRunner
Steve NordRunner
May 2021
2:00pm, 8 May 2021
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Steve NordRunner
I don't like the increasing prevalence of «honing in» on something. There's a difference between honing and homing, as any fule sharp-witted pijon kno.
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Aug 2021
5:30pm, 10 Aug 2021
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Fragile Do Not Bend
“…being passed from pillow to post”

About This Thread

Maintained by 3M
The word "malapropism" (and its earlier variant "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which don't have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do.

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