Dudu, the orphan with the briefcase and a line in malapropisms, was the first character to take shape. ❋ Tracy McVeigh (2010)
The DVD features Al Franken and others commenting on nucular-strength malapropisms from the presidentiary such as: ❋ Unknown (2004)
J.mes J. Kilpatrick Woodville, Virginia While I'm not sure that all Mr. White's examples are precisely what I think of as "malapropisms" -- some are simply scrambled metaphors, while others sound rather bullish (in the Irish sense) -- I submit two further examples of inventive speech, both from the same high school student of mine in Dexter, Maine: "That really hits the nail on the spot" and "No, not by a long short." ❋ Unknown (1976)
The character famous for his malapropisms is the creation of actor Don Harron, who has satirized Canadian events and culture as the opinionated old codger from rural Ontario. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The worst of these mistakes are called malapropisms, after a character in 18th-century English theatre, Mrs. Malaprop, who says reprehend for comprehend and allegory for alligator and derangement for arrangement. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It reminds me of the most famous of many malapropisms of a former Russian prime-minister Chernomyrdin: “We wanted to act so as to make it better, but it came out as usual.” ❋ Unknown (2010)
Re “The most boring comment is always the one that corrects MYs inevitable misspelling and malapropisms.” ❋ Unknown (2010)
While you're probably right that on Raising Hope some of Virginia's Plimpton malapropisms are a little too on the nose, the crudeness of the humor has always been part of the point, like it or not. ❋ Unknown (2011)
His modern malapropisms helped American theatre burst out of the drawing rooms that had dominated the stage for much of the previous decade; in particular, Odets's plays were among the first in which the recognisable rhythms of Jewish speech found their way into American theatre. ❋ Unknown (2011)
This, after eight years of George W. Bush's projectile stream of malapropisms, mispronunciations, sentence fragments, and the cottage industry that made a fortune out of calendars, posters, and t-shirts that displayed the latest Bushisms, is hilarious. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It's one of the veteran coach's favorite malapropisms. ❋ Gabriele Marcotti (2011)
“It reminds me of the most famous of many malapropisms of a former Russian prime-minister Chernomyrdin: ‘We wanted to act so as to make it better, but it came out asusual.’” ❋ Unknown (2010)
The most boring comment is always the one that corrects MYs inevitable misspelling and malapropisms. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Bush does have a natural talent for malapropisms, plus a large body of work of this genre built up over the past eight years on which he could draw. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Julian, as a truly emancipated capitalist, I must protest your profound misunderstanding of my esoteric malapropisms and other $3.75 words that I have spat out, ad nauseam, throughout a brilliant and meandering career fooling productive individuals into thinking that there is a qualitative analysis wand which can reveal and remove all obstacles before tender moral feet can find capitalist purchase on the slippery slopes of reality. crack ❋ Unknown (2009)
In all seriousness, I will miss Palin, her malapropisms, the fact that she thought Herman Cain's name was Herb, the way she stared at the camera as if it were made of jelly-beans, the way she delivered a mundane line as if she were reciting Ovid, and the way she made me feel substantially smarter than I actually am. ❋ Ziad Isa Khan (2011)
But condescension aside, the much-abused architect of this and so many other malapropisms may have been on to something -- a subtle something for which the seemingly buffoonish mind of the Hall of Fame ballplayer has never been credited. ❋ Sherwin B. Nuland M.D. (2011)
His closing line — “Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!” — became as famous as his felt hat, cane, and his persistent malapropisms and mispronunciations; the line was used to close his various television shows during the 1950s, such as “The Four-Star Revue,” “The All-Star Revue,” and “The Jimmy Durante Show.” ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mr. Tisseron and others believe that these relatives, who were twins, inspired the bowler-hatted Thompson twins, with their malapropisms, sartorial misfires and social insecurity. ❋ Meghan Cox Gurdon (2011)
Named after someone called [Mrs] Malaprop in some [classical] [something or other]. ❋ Andy (2004)
An [example] of a malapropism 'we should [demand] [slavery] respirations' ❋ Dingermcduff (2003)
[George W]. used a malapropism when he [said] "They [misunderestimated] me." ❋ Anonymous (2003)
[Mrs]. Malaprop refers to a "[nice] derangement of epitaphs" in [the play]. ❋ Derek Scott (2003)
"Curteousy [killed the cat]" as opposed to "[Curiosity killed the cat]" ❋ Bat (2003)
"Why are people always talkin' about the how [much] violins there is [in the middle] [east]?" ❋ Smakerooni (2003)
"[I would] like [a piece] of [piazza]." ❋ Emily Murda (2003)
I have too [pieces] of [candy] (instead of two)... [oops], I did malapropism. ❋ NerdGirl0512 (2021)
The [YouTube comments section] is [full of] offensive malapropism. ❋ HiThere,ImustBeSexist (2014)
