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malapropism

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A malapropism is the incorrect use of a word that is similar in sound to the one intended but has a different meaning, usually with a humorous result.
Short humorous anecdotes, quips, quotations and malapropisms for this column relating to school district administration should be addressed to: Editor, The School Administrator, 801 N.
Shortly after the epic hurricane, President Bush spoke of "the people down in Katrina"--a poignant malapropism for a new geography in the national mind: the region of devastation in the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
 
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