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2. 16 of the Most Famous Malapropism Examples - AOL

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   Malaprop did, in fact, use words incorrectly as a funny quirk of her character. Her name became the default term for misusing a word. Her name, in turn, comes from the French mal à propos , or ...

3. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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   The word "malapropism" (and its earlier form, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. [2] Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do.

4. Cross-figure - Wikipedia

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   Example grid for a cross-figure puzzle with some answers filled in. A cross-figure (also variously called cross number puzzle or figure logic) is a puzzle similar to a crossword in structure, but with entries that consist of numbers rather than words, where individual digits are entered in the blank cells.

5. Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber - Wikipedia

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   For the Post, Shillaber introduced his character Mrs. Ruth Partington, the American version of Mrs. Malaprop, which he would reuse frequently throughout his career. In 1851, Shillaber became the founding editor of The Carpet-Bag with his business partner Charles G. Halpine .

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   Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle. Los Angeles Times crossword Today’s crossword (McMeel) Daily Commuter crossword SUDOKU. Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game. JUMBLE. Jumbles: DOUBT QUIRK BANTER ...

8. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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   An acrostic puzzle published in State Magazine in 1986. An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.

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