Doberryism

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 2, 2014 at 1:31pm: Thank you!

Comment by Andrea Roccioletti on November 2, 2014 at 9:02am: Thank you! From wikipedia, about Dogberryism:

"A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism) is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance. An example is Yogi Berra's statement: "Texas has a lot of electrical votes," rather than "electoral votes". The word malapropism comes ultimately from the French mal à propos meaning "inappropriate" via "Mrs. Malaprop", a character in the Richard Brinsley Sheridan comedy The Rivals (1775) who habitually misused her words. Dogberryism comes from "Officer Dogberry", the name of a character in theWilliam Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. These are the two best-known fictional characters who made this kind of error—there are many other examples. Malapropisms also occur as errors in natural speech. Malapropisms are often the subject of media attention, especially when made by politicians or other prominent individuals. The philosopher Donald Davidson has noted that malapropisms show how complex is the process by which the brain translates thoughts into language."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 2, 2014 at 4:56am: What, if anything, is a 'Dobberyism'?

Whatever they are, I like this series.

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