Fluffing It Up There’s no chance of a second take during a live recording – bad news for the tongue-tied! Malapropisms Malapropism: n. Also, malaprop: ‘The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.’ Such as: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, we now bring you, from Salt Lake City, the famous Moron Tablenacker Choir.’ Canadian radio announcer ‘I don’t know, man, I might just fade into Bolivian, you know what I mean?’ Boxer Mike Tyson, speaking to reporters ‘We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.’ George W. Bush ‘This series has been swings and pendulums all the way through.’ Trevor Bailey, British cricket commentator ‘He’s going up and down like a metronome.’ Ron Pickering, BBC sports commentator ‘Marie Scott …has really plummeted to the top.’ Alan Weeks, British sports commentator ‘They have miscalculated me as a leader.’ George W. Bush ‘Kerry is a lifeguard in her local swimming pool …she says weekends are the worst – lots of jumping in and bumming all over the place.’ Newsreader Dominic Byrne on BBC Radio 1’s The Chris Moyle’s Show Spoonerisms Spoonerism: n.
