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Denigrating language is, of course, easy after all these years of George "Malapropism" Bush.
Caryn James: On Wordiness, Godliness and Truthiness: The McCain-Palin Assault on Language 2008
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Malapropism followed by suppostition contrary to fact fallacy.
Think Progress » Buchanan Argues For Immigration Moratorium To Preserve White Dominance 2006
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Good -- and not a Malapropism, whatever WOLSELEY may say.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 17, 1892 Various
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Malapropism - named after the character Mrs. Malaprop from Richard Sheridan's
Word Wise 2009
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Malapropism - named after the character Mrs. Malaprop from Richard Sheridan's
Word Wise Dan Santow 2009
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Malapropism in The monks who keep coming to blows, page 3, G2,
Regret the Error 2008
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I'm Also Fairly Certain that "One-Dimensional Storyline" is a Malapropism
I'm Also Fairly Certain that "One-Dimensional Storyline" is a Malapropism Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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Asking the Wrong Questions: I'm Also Fairly Certain that "One-Dimensional Storyline" is a Malapropism skip to main
I'm Also Fairly Certain that "One-Dimensional Storyline" is a Malapropism Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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I'm Also Fairly Certain that "One-Dimensional Storyline" is a Malapropism
Archive 2005-08-01 Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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