...T.V.
show with the cranky dad that misspoke his words? Well, that is called
Malapropism (for an old lady-type character that mispronounced her words).
Have
you spent years hearing words like these misused by your in-laws and fought hard to keep a
straight face?
Supposebly – the
combination of supposedly and possibly.
Irregardless – a double
negative. Unfortunately, it can be found in descriptive dictionaries. That’s basically a
dictionary that has words commonly used in the social circles, non-traditional grammar. This leads folks to believe it's correct. In other words, you wouldn't want your college English professor to catch you using it!
Fisical instead of fiscal
Aks instead of ask – ok, this one is me;)
Jewlery instead of jewelry
Fisical instead of fiscal
Aks instead of ask – ok, this one is me;)
Jewlery instead of jewelry
Realator instead of realtor
Pacifics
instead of specifics
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