Gymnotide
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ITT: What vocabulary idiosyncrasies and/or malapropisms do you use on a daily basis?
It's been bothering me since I first saw you use it, what's this ITT mean?ITT:
Other than that, I never use those kinds of words. I make sound effects, though. XD
malapropism
Main Entry:
mal·a·prop·ism
Pronunciation:
\ˈma-lə-ˌprä-ˌpi-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775)
Date:
1849
1: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase ; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
2: malaprop
— mal·a·prop·ist \-ˌprä-pist\ noun
Gymnotide, put that on your post before it is too late.
Commonly, I would sure use "What the fudgewaffles". But besides that, I don't malaprop much.
ITT: What vocabulary idiosyncrasies and/or malapropisms do you use on a daily basis?
This thread is about malapropisms, not onomatopoeia, Gully :P
I use the phrases "I don't appreciate this." and "You offend me." in place of "wtf?!"