The love-child of auro correct and Mrs Malaprop? 🤣

JamesandJon33

I think we all know that.

Wasn't Mrs Malaprop invented by one of the Restoration playwrights? Word-mangling was also the trademark of comedienne Hilda Baker

I was replying to this question.

I think Sheridan was making fun of pretention with Mrs Malaprop. Attempting to use long words in order to sound cultured

Of course he was.

I think Sheridan was making fun of pretention with Mrs Malaprop. Attempting to use long words in order to sound cultured.

I wouldn’t like to judge the OP’s examples; they could be autocorrect, poor spelling skills or genuine misuse of the words.

These are hilarious! In many ways I would rather these than the completely wrong/misused words that I hear on a daily basis. I guess that was Sheridan's thinking too..?

I think we all know that.

Mrs. Malaprop is indeed a comical character from Sheridan's 1775 play “The Rivals” famous for her frequent, humorous misuse of words that sound similar to the correct ones, giving rise to the term "malapropism". Her name itself comes from the French phrase "mal à propos" (inappropriate). She's known for absurd phrases like calling an alligator an "allegory on the banks of the Nile" or a "pineapple of politeness" for "pinnacle".

OH not ON, whoever he was!

'Leaping to concussion' is what my late ON did at College, he ran along a corridor and leapt down a short flight of steps without realising that the ceiling of the corridor made it dangerous to do, he slammed his head into the overhang and was out cold. This was long before elf'n'safety demanded a black and yellow tape on the edge of the lower ceiling to warn other idiots!

Wow! What a collection

Empathy or sympathising.

Perceptive.

Conclusions.

? What's my prize, please?

Wasn't Mrs Malaprop invented by one of the Restoration playwrights? Word-mangling was also the trademark of comedienne Hilda Baker.