malapropisms
1malapropisms — Fowler (1926) was right to point out that malapropisms, or ‘the use of a word in mistake for one sounding similar’, occur occasionally, as ‘single spies, not in battalions, one in an article, perhaps, instead of four in a sentence’, unlike the… …
2malapropisms — mal·a·prop·ism || mælÉ™prÉ’pɪzm n. absurd misuse of words (especially the confusion of words which have a similar sound but a different meaning) …
3Malapropism — A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra s statement: Texas has a lot of electrical votes, [1] rather than electoral votes . Contents 1… …
4Bushism — This article is about George W. Bush s occasionally unconventional use of English. For his political ideologies, see Political positions of George W. Bush. For his various foreign policy principles, see Bush Doctrine. George W. Bush at a podium… …
5Damaging quotation — A damaging quotation is a short utterance by a public figure used by opponents as a discrediting tactic. These utterances are often, but not always, taken out of context (a tactic sometimes referred to as contextomy) or otherwise changed to… …
6Viktor Chernomyrdin — Виктор Черномырдин Prime Minister of Russia In office 23 August 1998 – 11 September 1998 Acting President …
7Norm Crosby — Crosby in 1965. Born September 15, 1927 (1927 09 15) (age 84) Boston, Massachusetts Occupation …
8Don Harron — Birth name Donald H. Harron Born September 19, 1924 (1924 09 19) (age 87) Toronto, Ontario Medium Television …
9Eric Shansby — Eric Shansby, commonly known as Shansby (or Shansbini), is a cartoonist and illustrator for various American periodicals, including the Washington Post. His cartoons appear weekly next to humorist Gene Weingarten s Below The Beltway column. He is …
10Much Ado About Nothing — For other uses, see Much Ado About Nothing (disambiguation). Facsimile of the title page of the quarto version of Much adoe about Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and… …
