- for her
Southern dialectical usage of
malapropisms,
which some
critics link to the
mammy archetype.
Malapropisms do not
occur only as
comedic literary...
-
Bushisms are
unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations,
malapropisms, and
semantic or
linguistic errors made in the
public speaking of George...
- Kids and, as adults, The
Bowery Boys.
Gorcey was
famous for his use of
malapropisms, such as "I
depreciate it!"
instead of "I
appreciate it!"
Gorcey was...
- grow into a meme.
There are
various common categories of quotations:
malapropisms or
grammatical errors,
exaggerations about past achievements, lack of...
- metonymic, or
figurative language. A pun
differs from a
malapropism in that a
malapropism is an
incorrect variation on a
correct expression,
while a...
- 1998.
Berra quit
school after the
eighth grade. He was
known for his
malapropisms as well as
pithy and
paradoxical statements, such as "It ain't over 'til...
-
Comments 6
months Semiannual 'Biannual'
means twice in a year, or a
malapropism meaning once
every two
years ('biennial').
Biannual 1 year
Annual Paper...
-
particularly by Lennon.
McCartney commented: "Ringo
would do
these little malapropisms, he
would say
things slightly wrong, like
people do, but his were always...
- same context. Thus, an
eggcorn is an
unexpectedly ****ing or
creative malapropism. The
autological word "eggcorn" is
itself an eggcorn,
derived from acorn...
- The law of holes, or the
first law of holes, is an
adage which states: "if you find
yourself in a hole, stop digging." It is used as a metaphor, warning...
