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Article #1316Re: Question - what's the word for ...
From: Jan Yarnot
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 03:32
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 03:32
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The misc.kids folks solved this last week, but somehow the r.a.b.ble missed
out. The word is "Mondegreen" from "Lady Mondegreen" which is truly
"laid him on the green." It's substituting like-sounding words for
something one didn't hear quite right, unlike a malapropism, which is
using the wrong word.
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---Jan Yarnot, net.grandma.-- | When you go out into the world,
| watch out for traffic, hold hands,
| and stick together.
CSUS depends on my every word.| --Robert Fulghum
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!charnel!csusac!usenet From: yarnot@babbage.csus.edu (Jan Yarnot) Newsgroups: misc.writing,misc.kids,rec.arts.books Subject: Re: Question - what's the word for ... Message-ID: <1993Jan23.033237.10612@csusac.csus.edu> Date: 23 Jan 93 03:32:37 GMT References: <1jp4gsINNs4e@morrow.stanford.edu> Sender: usenet@csusac.csus.edu (News account (alt)) Organization: Moi? Lines: 10