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If a person says that he or she reprehends an idea when that person means that he or she apprehends an idea then the person has used a malapropism. The word malapropism has its roots in an eighteenth-century play, The Rivals. Frequently confusing words that sound somwhat similar, the play has Mrs. Malaprop, one of the characters in the play. Richard Sheridan, who wrote the play, uses her errors in speech for comic effect. Interestingly, it is usually when Mrs. Malaprop speaks seriously that she is the most funniest.
  

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Hi, If a person says that he or she reprehends an idea when that person means that he or she apprehends an idea , then the person has used a malapropism. The word ' malapropism ' has its roots in an eighteenth-century play, The Rivals. The play has Mrs.

  • Hi, If a person says that he or she reprehends an idea when that person means that he or she apprehends an idea , then the person has used a malapropism.
  • The word ' malapropism ' has its roots in an eighteenth-century play, The Rivals.
  • The play has Mrs.
  • Malaprop, who frequently confuses words that sound som e what similar.
  • Richard Sheridan, who wrote the play, uses her errors in speech for comic effect.
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If a person says that he or she reprehends an idea when that person means that he or she apprehends an idea, then the person has used a malapropism. The word 'malapropism' has its roots in an eighteenth-century play, Th
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If a person says that he or she reprehends an idea when that person means that he or she apprehends an idea then the person has used a malapropism. The word malapropism has its roots in an eighteenth-century play, The Rivals. Frequently confusing words that sound somewhat similar, the play has Mrs. Malaprop, one of the character

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