50 Photos Showing Times People Used The Wrong Words, Leading To A Whole Load Of The Funniest Mishaps
An official term for the abuse of a word that sounds similar to the right one is called "malapropism." It's remarkably prevalent, especially when compared to the vast English vocabulary, and it frequently appears in the everyday speech.
However, because a malapropism has a hilarious effect, writers will occasionally utilize it as a literary device. The Rivals, a drama by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is where the phrase first appeared.
In order to make the audience laugh, the character Mrs. Malaprop does precisely that in the story. Mal à propos, which translates to "wrongly or poorly placed," is likely where Mrs. Malaprop got her name.
The borrowed word is spelled "malapropos" in English and means "inappropriate or inappropriately." It all began with a ridiculous image as a screenshot of Facebook user Dunta Pickett's viral post from August 1, 2016, in which he shared a picture of his birthday dinner and instead of writing "bon appétit," wished himself "bone apple tea."
After just one month, a subreddit with the same name was created with the aim of compiling instances of people struggling to express themselves. The phrase quickly became a household phrase on the internet.
In the end, the "Bone Apple Tea" community grew to 1.2 million members, and based on the volume of new content it produces, that number will keep on rising.
1. Chicken Case Of Ideas
EERJJ2. Horrors Cope
admiralomelette3. Alpaca Lips
PinkyLizardBrains4. Caucasian
LTAD21085. Build Board
tdzines6. Skin
APFernweh7. Mosquito Skeleton Society
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8. Very Nice Mid Evil Chair
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9. Commitments
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10. Someone Needs To Tell Friday We Need Gas
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11. Larva Lamp
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12. He Do Be Coffin Skate-Ing Tho
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13. Lemonade These Papers
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14. ‘Currently I’m Into Essential Oil Diffusers And Incest’
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15. Uncle?
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16. Calling Flower Taste Like Ribs
WeakHamburger
17. Not For Grandad
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18. Walked Right Pasta Me In Her Linguine!
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19. Alvin And The Chick Mucks
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20. Accept The Feet
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21. Closed For Personal Circumcisions
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22. Sorry For The Incontinence
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23. Violent
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24. May Body, May Rules
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25. Super Observant… On Wet Surfaces
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26. Job Requirements: Be A Ghost Rider
JonPaula
27. Shelf And Steam
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28. Milk Which Inspires
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29. Call The Corner
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30. Sally Manilla
jonytano
31. I Mean, I Assume Haiti Is Hot Too
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32. Al Gore Rhythm
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33. Monogamy Dresser
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34. All Tomato
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35. Organic Butterfly
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36. A B*tch You Worried
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37. If You Incest
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38. Head Lice For Sale
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39. Takin A Bath
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40. Beware The Green Reaper!
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41. Laughing Historically
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42. “A Soon”
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43. The Aarons
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44. My Man Said First A Fall
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45. Arthur Writes This
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46. “She’s Cake” - I Was Toll Define Members Of This Sub Would Enjoy This
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47. Pain Apple
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48. Gin Knee Pig
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49. Criminalized Onion
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50. Portal Potties
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Mispronunciations or "slips of the tongue" can also signal language shifts, which are not just embarrassing mistakes. In fact, sometimes we speak with mispronunciations because they are so common.
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