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Malapropism and Spoonerism

In his book What’s It About? Michael Caine wrote that his mum was a “Mrs Malaprop” – she would say things like “Dubonnet plague” when she meant bubonic plague; she called her favorite singer “Mick Jaguar” and said that the … Continue reading

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