Archive for Malapropisms

Walking into bars

I really enjoyed this set of “…walks into a bar” jokes about various aspects of language. Some examples: A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with the bartender, the evening passes pleasantly. A bar was walked into by the passive voice. Two quotation marks walk into a “bar.” A malapropism […]

scrambled

Our Web site features the highest standard of encryption available. With this state-of-the-art security, your personal data is scrambled before it's transmitted through the Internet. --flyer from MBNA, received...

veritable

The winning streak for this veritable show continues through its fourth year. --Amazon's editorial review of The West Wing: The Complete Fourth Season DVD It's so show-like that it's...