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bmichaelh

(1,214 posts)
10. Malapropisms
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:06 PM
19 hrs ago

Trump also engages in malapropisms but unintentional.

Writers use this rhetorical device intentionally for comic effect, like Shakespeare and The Sopranos.

In his first term, he used "oranges" instead of "origin"

He said it twice in a row; had to define the word, before saying it correctly a third time.



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Almost funny but closer to scary. efhmc 20 hrs ago #1
I am scared about trump's continued mental decline LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #2
Worried about Trump's mental decline Dave Id 18 hrs ago #14
Don't forget the most recent odins folly 19 hrs ago #3
MaddowBlog-Baffled by his own 'corner store' reference, Trump's problems with groceries persist LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #8
I've heard of "dime stores" (the old Five and Dime stores) and "dollar stores" (now dollar and a quarter stores), sop 18 hrs ago #13
"That's a good quarter cigar. I smoked the other three quarters myself." Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #16
I think perhaps, we are a bit too late with the catastrophically stupid thing Trump might do. dugog55 19 hrs ago #4
Narcissists only half-listen leftstreet 19 hrs ago #5
"before he does something catastrophically ignorant"??? wnylib 19 hrs ago #6
"He was born that way, LOW IQ" dalton99a 19 hrs ago #7
So he's swong19104 19 hrs ago #9
Malapropisms bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #10
He's hard of hearing, he needs eyeglasses and a hearing aid FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #11
I think that's why happened. It explains a lot, and conforms perfectly with Trump's mental deterioration. Martin68 18 hrs ago #12
I feel like this also might be the case with the "nuclear dust. We're getting the dust back" comments. BannonsLiver 17 hrs ago #15
SCARED-AS-HELL czarjak 12 hrs ago #17
he is a fucking moron Skittles 2 hrs ago #18
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