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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Idiom scrambler
What a great site! Hope someone here can help me....
I was wondering if there was a technical name for someone who regularly messes up their idioms. I'm speaking of myself, of course.
For instance, instead of saying "under the table" I'll say - "under the counter". Or instead of 2 wrongs don't make a right, I say 2 rights don't make a wrong. Am I being clear as sludge? I mean, mud.
Often we find characters in books that also do this sort of thing. What's it called?
Thanks!
noisyvillage
I was wondering if there was a technical name for someone who regularly messes up their idioms. I'm speaking of myself, of course.
For instance, instead of saying "under the table" I'll say - "under the counter". Or instead of 2 wrongs don't make a right, I say 2 rights don't make a wrong. Am I being clear as sludge? I mean, mud.
Often we find characters in books that also do this sort of thing. What's it called?
Thanks!
noisyvillage
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Do you do that on purpose, or is it just slip of the tongue? And is it limited to idioms, or does it happen elsewhere in regular sentences? Anyway, I do not think that the person who does this scrambling, deliberately or accidentally, have a particular name; not as far as I know.
- Do you do that on purpose, or is it just slip of the tongue?
- And is it limited to idioms, or does it happen elsewhere in regular sentences?
- Anyway, I do not think that the person who does this scrambling, deliberately or accidentally, have a particular name; not as far as I know.
- Let's see what others have to say about it.
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Do you do that on purpose, or is it just slip of the tongue? And is it limited to idioms, or does it happen elsewhere in regular sentences? Anyway, I do not think that the person who does this scrambling, deliberately or accidentally, have a particular name; not as far as I know. Let's see what others have to say about it.
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No, I don't do it on purpose - I sound like an idiot! It is just a slip of the tongue. No, it doesn't happen elsewhere in regular sentences - only with idioms.
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This is so interesting. though it bothers you! I don't know what to say. Perhaps you can do a research on it. And you do not sound like an idiot, everyone makes some silly mistakes when they talk!
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