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One term for the use of a similar but incorrect word is malapropism.
The word malaprop comes from the character Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775). Shakespeare previously used this comic form for the character Constable Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing.
A separate term is heterophemism, a propensity to use the wrong words.
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What word means not proper?
improper
WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE WORD TO PROPER?
Improper.
Can we use the word Worth with To infinitives as worth to read. Would you please explain why To infinitives is improper usage?
You would say "worth reading"
Is electricity an improper noun?
The term 'improper noun' is an alternate term for common noun.The noun 'electricity' is a common noun, a general word for a type of energy, an improper noun.
What is the word to describe a word that is incorrectly used?
Improper is a word that is usually used to describe a word that has been incorrectly used.
Why is it improper to use the word fag?
In America, it is improper because it hurts people. In Britain, the word means "cigarette" and is perfectly acceptable with that meaning.
How do you use the word improper in a sentence?
It is very improper to talk with your mouth full.I would not want to set an improper example.
How do you use word invasion in a sentence?
Improper use of your personal data is an invasion of privacy
What is an acyrologia?
An acyrologia is an inappropriate or improper use of a word - also known as a malapropism.
What is the Romanian word for improper?
improper= impropriu, nepotrivit
In which word does the prefix im- mean the same as it does in the word impolite?
The prefix im- has the same meaning in the word "improper." Both "impolite" and "improper" use the prefix im- to indicate negation or a lack of propriety or politeness.
Is GET TUM a word?
No. it is not a word it may be slang or improper
What is a sentence with the word improper in it?
It was quite improper for you to ask such a question.
Can you give me a sentence using the word improper?
this is not an improper sentence.
What does verby mean?
It is an improper use of the word "verb" used to mean that something consists of verbs.
What part of speech is the word abuse?
The word "abuse" can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to the improper or harmful treatment of something or someone. As a verb, it means to use something in a harmful or improper way.
What word is the opposite for the word proper?
improper
