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Malapropism
A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism) is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound (which is often a paronym), resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance. An example is this statement by baseball player Yogi Berra: "Texas has a lot of electrical votes," rather than "electoral votes." 〔(Examples of Malapropism ). Examples.yourdictionary.com (2015-10-09). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.〕 Malapropisms also occur as errors in natural speech and are often the subject of media attention, especially when made by politicians or other prominent individuals. The philosopher Donald Davidson has noted that malapropisms show the complex process through which the brain translates thoughts into language.
==Etymology==
The word "malapropism" (and its earlier variant, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play ''The Rivals''. Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to great comic effect) by using words which don't have the meaning she intends, but which sound similar to words that do. Sheridan presumably chose her name in humorous reference to the word ''malapropos,'' an adjective or adverb meaning "inappropriate" or "inappropriately", derived from the French phrase, ''mal à propos'' (literally "poorly placed"). According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the first recorded use of "malapropos" in English is from 1630, and the first person known to have used the word "malaprop" in the sense of "a speech error" is Lord Byron in 1814.
The synonymous term "Dogberryism" comes from the 1598 Shakespeare play ''Much Ado About Nothing'', in which the character Dogberry utters many malapropisms to humorous effect.
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