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  2. Humour in translation - Wikipedia

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    Engrish, mistakes in the English produced by Japanese speakers can be humorous to native speakers. English as she is spoke, a phrase book full of mistakes. "Prawo Jazdy", an alleged criminal in Ireland whose name comes from the Polish phrase for "driver's licence" (as erroneously entered by the Irish police onto their records).

  3. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    Malapropisms differ from other kinds of speaking or writing mistakes, such as eggcorns or spoonerisms, as well as the accidental or deliberate production of newly made-up words . [ 9 ] For example, it is not a malapropism to use obtuse [wide or dull] instead of acute [narrow or sharp]; it is a malapropism to use obtuse [stupid or slow-witted ...

  4. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Many usage forms are commonly perceived as nonstandard or errors despite being widely accepted or endorsed by authoritative descriptions. [2] Perceived violations of correct English usage elicit visceral reactions in many people. For example, respondents to a 1986 BBC poll were asked to submit "the three points of grammatical usage they most ...

  5. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and professional grammarians defining the norms of Standard English.

  6. Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas ...

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    (haha funny number) Singing any Cardi B song. About the food that you find (or don't find) tasty. List of promises by politicians. Posting any number of useless messages made by bored editors of Wikipedia. Another cat picture. Here's a cat you can really sink your teeth into (or vice versa). Your low-effort school play of How the Grinch Stole ...

  7. Blooper - Wikipedia

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    In recent years, many animated films have also incorporated bloopers, including a mix of faked bloopers, genuine voice-actor mistakes set to animation, and technical errors. Examples can be found in A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Monsters, Inc. (2001).

  8. Bushism - Wikipedia

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    George W. Bush speaking to a Joint Session of Congress, February 2001. Bushisms are unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, and semantic or linguistic errors made in the public speaking of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.

  9. Moviemistakes.com - Wikipedia

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    Moviemistakes.com is a website that notes mistakes and continuity errors found in film and television projects, with some books and games, and supplementary material covering trivia, quotes, DVD Easter eggs and movie trailers. It was created by Jon Sandys in September 1996.