Comments on: Mr. & Mrs. Malaprop Strike in Tandem http://www.supermaren.com/2005/11/10/mr-mrs-malaprop-strike-in-tandem/ The further stories of our intrepid adventurer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: OKP http://www.supermaren.com/2005/11/10/mr-mrs-malaprop-strike-in-tandem/comment-page-1/#comment-11 OKP Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:57:00 +0000 http://supermaren.com/?p=87#comment-11 Thou art awesome in every way, Maren, so fret not. Your encounters with the Spelligns are not uncommon episodes. Of course, I teach, so I see the errors all over the place. My favorite? So far, it's "Mr. Darcy is well-bread"; a judicious comma would make it even more hilarious.<BR/><BR/>ABC sent me your way. More bloggage! And congrats on your upcoming nuptials! Thou art awesome in every way, Maren, so fret not. Your encounters with the Spelligns are not uncommon episodes. Of course, I teach, so I see the errors all over the place. My favorite? So far, it’s “Mr. Darcy is well-bread”; a judicious comma would make it even more hilarious.

ABC sent me your way. More bloggage! And congrats on your upcoming nuptials!

]]> By: Maren http://www.supermaren.com/2005/11/10/mr-mrs-malaprop-strike-in-tandem/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Maren Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:13:00 +0000 http://supermaren.com/?p=87#comment-12 Thanks! See next post for correction. Actually, my <A HREF="http://www.supermaren.com/2004/11/mr-malaprop.html" REL="nofollow">original post</A> for Mr. Malaprop uses the word "malaprop" correctly, and the name just stuck. But you're right; my bad! That just goes to show you nothing good comes from mocking people. Except for a little giggling now and then. Thanks! See next post for correction. Actually, my original post for Mr. Malaprop uses the word “malaprop” correctly, and the name just stuck. But you’re right; my bad! That just goes to show you nothing good comes from mocking people. Except for a little giggling now and then.

]]> By: Adam875 http://www.supermaren.com/2005/11/10/mr-mrs-malaprop-strike-in-tandem/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Adam875 Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:05:00 +0000 http://supermaren.com/?p=87#comment-13 Y'know, ironically, you've misused the word "malaprop!"<BR/><BR/>(Sorry, it runs in my family too.)<BR/><BR/>malaprop |ˈmaləˌpräp| (also malapropism) noun the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco). Y’know, ironically, you’ve misused the word “malaprop!”

(Sorry, it runs in my family too.)

malaprop |ˈmaləˌpräp| (also malapropism) noun the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco).

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