Okay folks. Question time!
What's your favourite malapropism?
Today I learned that "spitting image" is a malapropism! But we're not sure if it comes from "spit and image" (from "he's the very spit of..." someone else), or - and I think this makes more sense - *spirit and image*, deformed over time. But so many forms have been used, no one knows for sure!
Other fun ones:
On tender hooks ("tenterhooks")
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but you mean your mother.
What's your favourite?
@MLClark "Tenterhook" was the word of the day. At first I thought, "Isn't it tenderhook?" but then I realized who wrote it so it must be right.
Baseball is filled with malaprops, courtesy of Yogi Berra. A common malaprop by inexperienced broadcasters is to say that a pitcher is "throwing up" instead of "warming up" in the bullpen.
RBI stands for Runs Batted In. A lot of people say, RBIs, which is already plural. I always said RBI.
@MLClark In common English, "coming down the pike" versus "coming down the pipe."
Merriam-Webster says it's "down the pike."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/down-the-pike-vs-down-the-pipe-idiom-usage
🤔 If it's this Pike, I don't think I have any objections...
(I mean, he's no Ortegas, but if she's busy flying the ship... 😅)
@MLClark Pike's Peak!