Malapropisms

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(Okay, some of these aren't malapropisms. The ones I pondered about deleting we're Strong Bad's lines. However, I don't understand what they're SUPPOSED to be sounding like, so I'm keeping them for now)
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Many of the characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], as well as some [[Personification of Technology|not quite characters]], have a tendency to use '''[[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropisms]]'''.  A malapropism is the use of a correct or legitimate word in an incorrect context. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.
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Many of the characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], as well as some [[Personification of Technology|not quite characters]], have a tendency to use '''[[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropisms]]'''.  A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.
==Appearances by character==
==Appearances by character==
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<!--*"Must...escape...Earth's...'''tenacity'''..." ([[space program]])-->
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*"Must...escape...Earth's...'''tenacity'''..." ([[space program]])
*"Greetings, '''blubbering''' masses." ([[your funeral]])
*"Greetings, '''blubbering''' masses." ([[your funeral]])

Revision as of 21:43, 27 May 2007

Many of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe, as well as some not quite characters, have a tendency to use malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.

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