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In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a malapropism occurs when Aunt Sally mistakenly uses the word "prevaricate" instead of "prophesy." This creates humor and highlights Aunt Sally's character as someone who tries to sound intelligent but often misuses language.

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In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a malapropism occurs when Aunt Sally mistakenly uses the word "prevaricate" instead of "prophesy." This creates humor and highlights Aunt Sally's character as someone who tries to sound intelligent but often misuses language.

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I believe you just used malapropism in a question as I did now in the response. Examples of malapropism are:

  • I can "ensure" you that I know what I am talking about.
  • I hate being under the "affluence" of alcohol.

For those that don't know a malapropism is using an incorrect word that sound similar to the intended word.

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