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Can anyone add to this list of "words for the wrong word" ?
misnomer
spoonerism
catachresis
malaprop
mixed metaphor
eggcorn
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misprision (in the sense of "mistaking one thing for another")
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Misspelling. Too off track?
As an aside, I looked up spelling mistake in dictionary.com encyclopedia and it said
Did you mean Spelling misteaks?
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Holy cow--it DID say that! 
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sol·e·cism [sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-]
–noun
1. a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
2. a breach of good manners or etiquette.
3. any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.
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[Origin: 1570–80; < L soloecismus < Gk soloikismós, equiv. to sóloik(os)
(Sólo(i) a city in Cilicia where a corrupt form of
Attic Greek was spoken + -ikos -ic) + -ismos -ism] After a city, hmm? They must have really corrupted the language, for the term to still be used today. link
Last edited by Jackie; 05/02/2007 3:35 PM.
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from Soloi, Athenian colony in Cilicia, whose dialect the Athenians considered barbarous.
-Online Etymology Dictionary
-joe (I may need a haircut) friday
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(I may need a haircut) Now that was a barberous remark!
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