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From: Rheal Nadeau
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 04:25
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 04:25
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In article <1993Jan12.184705.842@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> bab2@nestor.cc.bellcore.com (barter,elizabeth) writes:
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>I'm looking for the word that means/describes kids substituting
>some words for others. Not because they have hearing or speech
>problems, but because the word is too big for them to get their
>mouths around it. The Pledge of Allegiance is often used as an
>example. Another one is when a relative said said his name was
>"William IwishIwas Kelly" instead of William Aloysius Kelly.
Malapropism - "a usually humorous misapplication of a word; specif: the
use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously
wrong in the context" - Merriam-Webster New Collegiate Dictionary.
The Rhealist - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
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Newsgroups: misc.writing,misc.kids,rec.arts.books Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!bnr.co.uk!bnrgate!bmerh85!nadeau From: nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau) Subject: Re: Question - what's the word for ... Message-ID: <1993Jan13.042544.15891@bmerh85.bnr.ca> Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News) Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa References: <1993Jan12.184705.842@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 04:25:44 GMT Lines: 14