A malapropism is “the wrong use of one word instead of another word because they sound similar to each other, with results that are unintentionally funny” [Cambridge Dictionary Online].
Mrs. Malaprop is a well-known comic character from Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play The Rivals, and is the etymological source of the word.
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March 21st, 2013 at 12:18 am
Very Fun Knee! 😀
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March 21st, 2013 at 12:19 am
lol thanks!
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March 21st, 2013 at 1:10 am
Subjective and Objective. People misuse both terms all too often. Is it a case of malapropism? Or definitive ignorance? Hard to tell. But it annoys the bejeepers out of me.
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:23 am
so many errors. just smile and nod.
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:21 am
This is jest awesome… ha!
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:23 am
thanks man!
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:24 am
No, thank you. I love the artwork too.
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:26 am
thanks a second time!! lol
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:29 am
I will win this game… I don’t have a job right now…
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:31 am
HAHAHA!
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:33 am
Nice try.
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:33 am
you win (with your next comment)
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:34 am
I always do… sigh…
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March 21st, 2013 at 5:27 am
I adore malaprops. Unfortunately people don’t always realize I am doing it on purpose and end up thinking I’m just stupid.
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March 21st, 2013 at 6:00 am
You’re too smart for them!
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Problem is, I’m the youngest wife amongst all my husband’s siblings, so they already think I’m a trifle. So when I use one, they look at me like, “Poor thing. The word is posterity, not posteriority.” Oh well.
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March 22nd, 2013 at 12:46 am
i have a friend who says, “if people don’t get my jokes, they are beneath me” – so just banish those people from your kingdom
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March 27th, 2013 at 7:13 am
Genius comic and theme. I also appreciate the quote above very much. Thank you, Matt!
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March 27th, 2013 at 9:48 pm
And thank you for enjoying it!
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April 16th, 2013 at 6:18 am
Thanks for visiting me, nice post.
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April 17th, 2013 at 1:55 am
my pleasure!
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May 4th, 2013 at 4:02 pm
[…] A malapropism in context […]
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