[Theforum] confidentiality of survey results

Martin martin at members.evolt.org
Sat Dec 8 14:07:22 CST 2001


On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 05:26  pm, aardvark wrote:

>> Hey Rudy, what's the name for the phenomenon of accidently using
>> similar-sounding words e.g., "no" instead of "know", "their" instead
>> of "there", even when you *know* the correct usage. I remember reading
>> about it somewhere (one of those cognitive science articles), but the
>> exact term eludes me.
>
> malapropism?

Yes - from Mrs Malaprop who was a character in (damn,
forgotten where)

Cheers
Martin

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