Malapropism

Malapropism is a humorous misuse (LA) of words especially with words with similar sounds.

Example “I wouldn’t step foot in there if you paid me.” This substitution of step for set is a minor flaw, but the latter word is the standard idiom: “I wouldn’t set foot in there if you paid me.” "The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder." //Richard Daley, former Chicago mayor// Say "No!" to negativity. That restaurant is so crowded, nobody goes there anymore. ^ that last example is incorrect. that is an example of another literary term called a "paradox".


 * "I ain't a man of //carnival instinctuals// like you." (i.e., carnal instincts)
 * "All girls go cockeyed during //pooberescency//." (i.e., //puberty//)
 * "A //Menstrual// show" (i.e., //minstrel//)
 * **Dad says the monster is just a pigment of my imagination (Instead of figment) KA**
 * **Michelangelo painted the Sixteenth Chapel. (Sixteenth instead of Sistine) KA**

.. these examples are all from characters in television and film shows. most of the shows are all comedy-based ones. the play on words is to promote humour and get the viewer/reader to have to think a little bit about what was said. (LA)

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