MALAPROPISMS XVIII

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Identify the malapropism in each sentence and supply the correct word.

1. He was charged with insult and battery.

2. Things are so mixed up and confused - it's completely despotic.

3. The letter contained to two exposures needing your signature.

4. He made an appointment for prostrate surgery.

5. The governor reputed the death penalty to life in prison.

6. The dog she rescued from the pond had no filigree, but she didn't care.

7. The company implicated all of its inventory when it went bankrupt.

 

8. The talk was dull and repetitious, boring and abundant. 

9. After learning she was pregnant, the woman was diligent in her prenuptial care.

10. In addition to a prison sentence, the defendant was ordered to make complete destitution of the stolen funds.

 

Answers:

 

1. insult - assault

2. despotic - chaotic

3. exposures - enclosures

4. prostrate - prostate

5. reputed - commuted

6. filigree - pedigree

7. implicated - liquidated 

8. abundant - redundant

9. prenuptial - prenatal

10. destitution- restitution