> > > > ingenious little twits
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> > > Hehehehe. LOL. What a great typo.
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> > I think that's called a "buenapropism" or a "bonapropism". it's a word that was not meant but which is as good or better than the word that was meant.
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> > Faw"I like 'Anguished English'. I LOL @ it."cett
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> Cool. A natural extension of the word "malapropos", I'd imagine. So the second spelling would be better. Where'd you hear it?
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> Wolfspirit

It's in the book, "Anguished English". If the contents of the book seem familiar, it's because a lot of the "Things People Said" are in the book. And yes, it's related to "malapropism", which is the same situation, only the word means the opposite(reveiling/revealing), or something completely different, and which does NOT fit. Like: The Pyramids are a range of mountains between France and Spain. It's a good book. It even has a section on signs, like the infamous "EAT HERE -- GET GAS" sign, or "Ears pierced while you wait".

Fawcett