-
sense by nonsense;
mishearings are the
wrenchings of
nonsense into sense."
Steven Connor (14
February 2009). "Earslips: Of
Mishearings and Mondegreens"...
- of the tongue, but
psychoanalytic theory also
embraces misreadings,
mishearings, mistypings,
temporary forgettings, and the
mislaying and
losing of objects...
- the BBC
transcribed Bush's
greeting as "Yo, Blair", but this is a
clear mishearing: see
Great Political Myths Archived 25
February 2024 at the
Wayback Machine...
- An
eggcorn is the
alteration of a word or
phrase through the
mishearing or
reinterpretation of one or more of its elements,
creating a new
phrase which...
- an
incorrect word in
place of a word that
sounds similar Mondegreen –
mishearing or
misinterpretation of a
phrase as a
result of near-homophony Nonsense...
- but they have
similar meanings and pronunciations,
therefore liable to
mishearing and misunderstanding.
Several famous place names,
including those of ****an...
- 26 May.
McCartney has said that the idea for the
title came from his
mishearing Evans asking for "salt and pepper" over a meal. The
Beatles had often...
-
millions of
users and
inspired the
creation of the meme "Bing Chilling", a
mishearing of bīngqílín (冰淇淋),
which means ice
cream and is said
repeatedly in the...
-
acquired a new meaning. The term is
often used to
refer specifically to
mishearings of song
lyrics (cf. soramimi). Onomatopoeia: a word or a
grouping of...
-
Operation Pike
Western betrayal Why Die for Danzig?
Perhaps because of
mishearing or a mistranslation,
French journalist Roland Dorgelès or
other French...
