Comments on: A Slip Of The Lip

By: Kale Wright

Kale Wright — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:07 +0000

A favorite malapropism from the TV show Friends: Joey is talking about a disagreement that is in the past and says, “Anyway, it’s a moo point now.” Chandler stops and asks, ” A ‘MOO’ point?” Joey nods, “Yeah, you know, it’s like a cow’s opinion; it doesn’t matter.”

By: Moira

Moira — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:25:20 +0000

I always remember Spoonerisms as ‘tips of the slung’ (slips of the tongue).

By: Mowahid

Mowahid — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:23:48 +0000

There is a very popular expression: “down to earth”. It means, a realist, but everywhere people use this word for describing someone’s humble attitude. Why is that so?

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:52:40 +0000

Is there a term for combined “old saws”? I once heard a public figure say, “They’ll be sorry when the cows come to roost.” I loved the mental picture that produced. Then I went further and came up with a sort of corollary. “The chickens came home to roost and they’d all put on weight!”

By: gaylec54

gaylec54 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:26:14 +0000

With the misheard song lyrics listed, I’m reminded of a great website called “Kiss This Guy” (http://www.kissthisguy.com), where people write in and share the stories of their lyrical errors. Of course, the website title is a play on the Jimi Hendrix line “Kiss the sky”….