Malapropisms. (A lighthearted thread)

WW2. I don’t suppose you were once an actress who played tennis - were you? ? (see 11/01. 16.51)

My DH announced in front of my student doctor DS and his student doctor friends that he thought there was too much testestrogen in the room.

A friend calls a disappointing experience "a bit of a damp squid"

I once announced “I am ravishing” ?

I meant I am ravenous.

I was about 19 at the time soooooo embarrassed.

My mum used to always talk about Kaola bears. Think she was thinking about poultices in the old days!

My DM quite enjoyed the occasional Pisa!

A neighbour of my mother had one or two 'sayings'.. she'd seen a fireplace in a recently visited stately home, 'all moggany and alablaster'. During the war, she'd worked for the Admirality.

My young daughter was on a school trip, staying in an old house. She phoned to tell me she had condensation. I thought she meant on the windows, but it turned out she hadn't been to the toilet.

AGAA4 the asteroids one got me giggling.

A friend’s mother used to talk about a fragment of her imagination.

Various commentators on the virus have claimed recently that we are in the eye of the storm. If only we were - that would give us some respite!

I remember years ago meeting a neighbour who was rushing to get home to the toilet sayings she was suffering from awful
asteroids

Many years ago a school friend (now quite a well known actress?) after a very energetic tennis match, declared to all and sundry “I’m absolutely ravishing“

A neighbour always referred to 'Motifs' as Moffats

Saw something on tv where the person described themselves as a vivacious reader....

When DH’s sister moved house she said they were getting rid of all their old furniture because they were going to go “mimalistic”!

Love the erotic mother.?

The Lady who wanted to try on the durex dress in a boutique. What she meant was lurex.

BiL talking about his dog: “whenever he sees a cat he goes bearsick!”

Chewbacca

I saw one just yesterday that referred to someone as having a death ear instead of "deaf ear"! I had a wonderful mental image!

Maybe it’s a cross between a “cloth ear” and a “deaf ear” ? ?

I saw one just yesterday that referred to someone as having a death ear instead of "deaf ear"! I had a wonderful mental image!

YorkLady. It's surprising how many people say 'prostrate' instead of 'prostate'. I have a friend whose husband was treated for this condition for many years. After many hospital appointments, reading leaflets etc she still says 'prostrate'. I'm sure that's the least of her problems of course.

Many years ago my friend’s son was poorly and she’d had several visits to the doctor with him. She sighed deeply as she said, ‘I’m sure he thinks I’m one of those erotic mothers.’ ?

I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry, when an old friend informed me that her husband has prostrate cancer.
(He’s fine, by the way)?

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