| Finally, it's also something like a malapropism, where a word is mistakenly substituted for one of similar sound shape. |
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| Like Clark Coolidge, whose verve depends on malapropism, neologism, and ricochet, Roberts bounces back and forth within a multivalent vocabulary. |
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| I would think long and hard before assuming that inarticulate speech and a gift for malapropism are indicators of stupidity. |
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| Often a media gaffe is not an isolated malapropism but a reflection of an executive's whole attitude. |
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| The effect of a malapropism is usually humorous, but it can highlight quite profound connections between things. |
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| Apparently Fowler considered this to be a malapropism as they sounded similar. |
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| This is a garden-variety malapropism, substituting compulsion for the similar-sounding word compunction, though the meanings are radically different. |
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| He looks worried that the full weight of geekdom will descend upon him for his malapropism. |
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| Along with this eggcorn came a classical malapropism as well. |
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| The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language. |
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| Styled as a journal that Precious begins when she transfers to an alternative school, the novel utilizes vernacular along with frequent malapropism and misspelling to evince the protagonist's struggles with literacy. |
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| The soul of dialect is cacography, the deliberate misspelling of words for comic effect, which is the written equivalent of the malapropism. |
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| Mick Channon has brought him out twice quickly after that and Malapropism has clearly thrived on the action and should not be discounted. |
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| Whistler really caught the eye when a narrow fifth to Malapropism over today's course and distance on his final start last year. |
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| Malapropism, trained by former England footballer, Mick Channon, won last year's inaugural running of this race. |
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| Whistler really caught the eye when a close fifth to Malapropism over tomorrow's course and distance on his final start last year. |
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