Malapropisms that shit me

[smithcorp]

You're in for a wild ride next time we have a beer Smiss!

[smithcorp]

New one this morning in the Guardian. Trapeze instead of traipse.

[norbs]

I have to wonder how may of these arent picked up because a lot of subs rely on auto correct?

[Nigel]

Old ones that still bug me.

Chairperson instead of chairman. Chairman is short for chair manager. Nothing to do with gender at all.

decimated In stead of devastated. decimated Means one in ten.

[smithcorp]

decimated In stead of devastated. decimated Means one in ten.

Yeah, that shits me.

Another is the wrong use of 'fulsome' - it comes from foulsome - meaning filthy. Fulsome praise means exaggerated and insincere praise, not full praise.

[norbs]

Old ones that still bug me.

Chairperson instead of chairman. Chairman is short for chair manager. Nothing to do with gender at all.

decimated In stead of devastated. decimated Means one in ten.

Errrr....

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[Nigel]

One points to numbers 2 and 3 in that dictionary definition.

New:
[Insert prefix] cation. They all suck and are not words.

Flavourful instead of flavoursome.

[smithcorp]

Just saw something written in an exclusive private school's website - "I would just like to signal out [this person]" - instead of single out. Haha - a beauty - you can see how it developed.

[Nigel]

Yeah that one is interesting.