Malapropisms

[Babylon]

4 hours ago, Buce said:

 

When my mother-in-law visits, if you can ignore the overt racism and homophobia, there is endless fun to be had listening to her malapropisms.

 

Just last night we had balaclavas (baklava - a Middle Eastern sweet pastry); Flamingo dancing (flamenco); a pigment of the imagination; a wolf in cheap clothing; and, finally, (my personal favourite) she described someone as an escaped goat (scapegoat).

 

Does anyone else know someone like this?

My old boss "Pacific" rather than "Specific" and a million others. Drove me insane.

[Corky]

Can't believe we've not had a damp squid yet 

[davieG]

Since my hearing got messed up I often mis-pronounce player's names but hey it gives my son a few laughs.

[Sampson]

I don't know if it counts as both words sound the same so it's not pronounced differently, but for years I thought people talking about a player missing "a guilt-edged change" rather than "a gilt-edged chance". I thought it refered to a player feeling guilty after missing it.

Edited 14 October 2021 by Sampson

[Buce]

14 minutes ago, Sampson said:

I don't know if it counts as both words sound the same so it's not pronounced differently, but for years I thought people talking about a player missing "a guilt-edged change" rather than "a gilt-edged chance". I thought it refered to a player feeling guilty after missing it.

 

Yeah, that's an example of a homophone rather than a malapropism:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone

[boots60]

Delboy off only fools & horses gets one in every sentence

 Too many to mention buy must run into hundreds over the years.

 

[Carl the Llama]

If you like this sort of thing there's a subreddit specifically for it (there's a subreddit specifically for everything).

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, Buce said:

 

Yeah, that's an example of a homophone rather than a malapropism:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone

Like - “thats a mute/ moot point”

 

(although it’s a little different - sounds the same)

Edited 14 October 2021 by Wolfox

[los dedos]

My Dad always used call Everton, Evington no matter how many times i corrected him . Falklands always came out some how a the ****ing islands .

Edited 14 October 2021 by los dedos

[Spudulike]

My mother used to ask me not to keep her on Tender hooks.

[MPH]

My son has  only just stopped calling McDonalds  ‘ Old McDonalds’ .

[filbertway]

2 hours ago, pmcla26 said:

Justin James, Youri Tillamons  

I thought this was right? I say Tielemans (teel mans) cus I'm English and dug in, but I'm pretty sure that's the correct pronunciation

Edited 14 October 2021 by filbertway

[Guest Electric Yetis]

30 minutes ago, MPH said:

My son has  only just stopped calling McDonalds  ‘ Old McDonalds’ .

My son called it 'hot Mcdonalds' til he was about 8.

[String fellow]

A malapropism is the accidental (or occasionally deliberate) mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, producing a nonsensical and sometimes humorous result. I'm not sure if simply mispronoucing a proper noun qualifies.

[Parafox]

4 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said:

Were there thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening?

Fortunately, no but I dread to think how she'd have said "Scaramouch".

[Parafox]

3 hours ago, lcfc278 said:

The Iheanacho one gets my goat, it's not even a difficult name to pronounce!

True, even Robbie Savage can get it right.

[String fellow]

Ronnie Barker once did a monologue sketch of mispronunciations, but they seem to me to fit the definition of malapropisms rather better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nFQgRApY

 

[Parafox]

1 hour ago, filbertway said:

I thought this was right? I say Tielemans (teel mans) cus I'm English and dug in, but I'm pretty sure that's the correct pronunciation

It is. From Google search: It's a Flemish name so it's TEA-luh-monss. He speaks both languages (though I think French is his mother tongue.)28 Apr 2019

[Spudulike]

1 hour ago, filbertway said:

I thought this was right? I say Tielemans (teel mans) cus I'm English and dug in, but I'm pretty sure that's the correct pronunciation

 

24 minutes ago, Parafox said:

It is. From Google search: It's a Flemish name so it's TEA-luh-monss. He speaks both languages (though I think French is his mother tongue.)28 Apr 2019

I remember this discussion when he first signed and watched the obligitary You Tube stuff where the Belgium commentators pronounced his name Tee-luh-mans. 

[stretch1965]

My work mate pronounces the T in Renault and it annoys me

[SeCrEt FoX]

Every time I come across a word that looks hard to say but I know what it says I always ask my missus to say it, for example, when Yakubu played for us I asked her to read his name and she said it like YAK-A-BOO. It's brilliant! I do it all the time with different things especially places. When my old dear was alive she used to say some great ones like chimley or public hair... God I miss her. Brings back memories 😢 

[danny.]

6 hours ago, Wolfox said:

Like - “thats a mute/ moot point”

 

(although it’s a little different - sounds the same)

They’re pronounced differently? Myewt/moot

[Wolfox]

3 minutes ago, danny. said:

They’re pronounced differently? Myewt/moot

Yeah…. I worked that one out when I said it out loud…

 

Move along please!

it still bugs me when people say/ write mute ping though especially when there is an interesting story behind ‘moot’

 

[SystonFox]

My sons name is Seb and my mother in law calls him Zeb… no idea why. We’ve told her and continue to remind her. Just don’t get it.

 

leicesterisms do me.

 

keckle

bockle

 

fount out instead of found out

[MPH]

33 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

My sons name is Seb and my mother in law calls him Zeb… no idea why. We’ve told her and continue to remind her. Just don’t get it.

 

leicesterisms do me.

 

keckle

bockle

 

fount out instead of found out

 

Dooont get me started on Leicesterisms!