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Many of the characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], as well as some [[Personification of Technology|not quite characters]], have a tendency to use '''[[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropisms]]'''.  A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.
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Some of the characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], as well as some [[Personification of Technology|not quite characters]], have used '''[[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropisms]]'''.  A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.
==Appearances by character==
==Appearances by character==

Revision as of 02:37, 4 June 2007

Some of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe, as well as some not quite characters, have used malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.

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Appearances by character

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Homestar Runner

  • "Ooh, I'm a neglected official." (elected) — 4 branches

Others

  • "Hollandaise gift collection" (holiday) — what I want
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