The writer wrote a malapropism when she wrote "progeny" instead of "prodigy". From LearnThat.org.
Did you ever wonder where the word malapropism came from?. From Wordnik.com. [Bock The Robber] Reference
Mr. STARR: It's called a malapropism, John used to say. From Wordnik.com. [Ringo Starr: The Drums Are Where The Soul Is] Reference
A type of slip of the ear in which people mishear a word and mispronounce it, then insist that the malapropism is correct. From Wordnik.com. [Eggcorns: Folk Etymology Creating New Meanings Every Day] Reference
And it features the kind of malapropism-prone character who says “Toblerone” when he means “testosterone.”. From Wordnik.com. [London Theater Journal: Hitting Bottom - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The explanation behind House File 2028 says it would correct a "malapropism" in the legal description. From Wordnik.com. [DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS] Reference
I exhort you to rectify this malapropism, post-haste. From Wordnik.com. [Why you no post, Dave Campbell?] Reference
To call what he has theology is really a malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Devil may go to heaven, says beleaguered bishop] Reference
I was unsure if it was an Americanism or a malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Following up on “(to) no end” « Motivated Grammar] Reference
But whats with the malapropism “guest blog by xyz”. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » The Whistleblower Gets Whacked – updated] Reference
A malapropism that is Bushian in it's stupidity from Big Mac. From Wordnik.com. [McCains Delinquent On Tax Bill] Reference
I agree that Gore should not be judged on some past malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Day Four – Al Gore « Climate Audit] Reference
The same article involves Bill Clinton one week after the malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Day Four – Al Gore « Climate Audit] Reference
"Tact" makes no sense in this sentence, but it's a common malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Writing: The Pitch] Reference
I'd hate to think that a malapropism kept someone from seeking treatment. From Wordnik.com. [Things that crack me up, #15] Reference
Someday it may take its place in our language alongside malapropism and Bushism. From Wordnik.com. [Robert S. McElvaine: "ExPalination"] Reference
Indeed, the oft-repeated malapropism of "refudiate" seems to cover it quite well. From Wordnik.com. [Randall Amster: First Amendment Remedies: Hey, Sarah, Refudiate This] Reference
Most likely, the term sheath is just another case of your typical Texan malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
My husband is a malapropism master and sometimes we name his dishes after such things. From Wordnik.com. [Do you name your dishes? | Baking Bites] Reference
Should he be allowed to get on with his life without this malapropism trailing him around?. From Wordnik.com. [Day Four – Al Gore « Climate Audit] Reference
This is a malapropism I often find hilarious because of the pictures that come to mind.krsQuote. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Peek in the Times’ Archives] Reference
Today, any comic jumbling of words like those produced by Mrs. Malaprop is called a malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Malaprop, Mrs] Reference
Make hay while the sun shines make my day make no bones about it make-work maladjustment malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: lobby to Mennonites] Reference
"I was delighted to find a malapropism last weekend in, of all places, the column of William Safire.". From Wordnik.com. [Nick Douglas: Sarah Palin's Letters to the Editors] Reference
We must be really bored this afternoon to focus on an obvious malapropism or spontaneously fumbled words. From Wordnik.com. [Huckabee: America Should End Energy Consumption In This Decade] Reference
I think P.G. Wodehouse put the phrase in Bertie Wooster's mouth, but probably intended it given the speaker as a malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: IN HIS MIDST.] Reference
Mr. Prescott, a sometime merchant seaman given to malapropism, has served up a salty, profanity-littered account of his decade in office. From Wordnik.com. [Tony's Circle Tells All -- Yuck!] Reference
Another mainstay is the wish, whether conveyed by genie, accident, malapropism or telegram (does anybody actually get telegrams anymore?). From Wordnik.com. [Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves]
She meant 'seven year itch,' but her malapropism was more accurate. From Wordnik.com. [TV Squad] Reference
Yet no one in the mainstream press seems to have noticed this malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News-Record] Reference
Apparently, in an apologetic malapropism, the usually suave Bibi blundered again. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
It was, to quote Spaziani's malapropism, "a microorganism" of the 2009 Fighting Irish. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
Donna: A fondness is had by Mr. Guiliano for both the passive voice and the malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Rum, Romanism and Rebellion] Reference
The announcer called the noise "a meaningful semi-silence," which sounds like a malapropism. From Wordnik.com. [Salon]
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