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Malapropism
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Malapropism is a sentence in which one word has been used incorrectly in place of another.
Examples :

Flying saucers are just an optical conclusion.


A rolling stone gathers no moths.


Let's get down to brass roots.


Their father was some kind of civil serpent.



You can lead a horse to manure but you can't make him drink.


The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city.
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    Malapropism is a sentence in which one word has been used incorrectly in place of another.
    Examples :

    Flying saucers are just an optical conclusion.


    A rolling stone gathers no moths.


    Let's get down to brass roots.


    Their father was some kind of civil serpent.



    You can lead a horse to manure but you can't make him drink.


    The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city.


    the last one left me in splits
    Swetha Shenoy
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    Malapropism is a sentence in which one word has been used incorrectly in place of another.
    Examples :

    Flying saucers are just an optical conclusion.


    A rolling stone gathers no moths.


    Let's get down to brass roots.


    Their father was some kind of civil serpent.



    You can lead a horse to manure but you can't make him drink.


    The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city.


    the last one left me in splits


    Their father was some kind of civil serpent.
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