Daily Archives: January 25, 2007

The Sewer Suer

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Ron

A man walking along a city street falls through an open sewer hole and breaks his leg. He hires a famous attorney, brings suit against the city for $2,000 and wins the case. The city appeals the case to the … Continue reading →

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Malapropism

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (‘mae-le-prahp-iz-em) http://wordsmith.org/words/malapropism.mp3 MEANING: (noun) The unintentional use of one word that sounds a bit like another (almost homophones), but which is completely and hilariously wrong in context. ETYMOLOGY: A commonization (conversion from proper to common noun) circa 1849 from … Continue reading →

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