Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Wordplay and fun Mrs. Malaprop was here
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
i think mondegreens are lyrics-- fitting words to a tune, sometimes mean a different sylible is accented...
I know there is a song 'secret agent man... (giving you a number and taking away your name..) but it sure sounds like the singer is saying secret asian man...
Mondegreen comes for someone hearing the killed lord (so and so) and the Lady Mondegreen... when in reality the words were they laid him on the green...
YCLIT, since there is information on the Mondegreen page..
malaprops are heard correctly (it is the speaker who has serious messed up) Mondegreens are "mis-hearing" -- when we hear something, and its not quite clear, so we make something up, that sounds almost the same.. it is the listener who is fault.
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,915Posts229,995Members9,198 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish
9,198 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,044 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 15
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,957tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,956Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org