medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
This really did irritate you! By not in my dictionary I meant [It was] not in my
dictionary--or spell checker. I thought it was spelled malaprop, but added the
"e" for parallelism with misanthrope. It's called poetic license. While we
are at it can you explain why 'badly' is an adverb, and 'goodly' is an
adjective?
V. K. Inman
Quoting Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Quoting Kerry Inman:
> >Not in my dictionary.
>
> Quoting Merriam-Webster:
>
> malaprop
> 2 entries found for malaprop.
> To select an entry, click on it.
> malaprop[1,noun]malaprop[2,adjective]
>
> Main Entry: 1mal·a·prop
> Pronunciation: 'ma-l&-"präp
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop
> : an example of malapropism <was famed for malaprops: he always said "polo
> bears" and "Remember Pearl Island" and "neon stockings" -- Time>
>
> Get a new dictionary.
> MG
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