Is there such thing as "a written malapropism" or "a slip of the pen"? Or are they just simple spelling mistakes? If they were unintentional, they couldn't be considered puns or a play with words, I presume.
asked Oct 25, 2014 at 14:44
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And they say that philately will get you nowhere– SrJovenOct 25, 2014 at 19:25
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The one you've listed (presuming the qoutes are yours) is a simple homophones:
(Linguistics) one of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare.
It's not a pun, because eating its mail makes no sense.
A slip of the pen is regarded as a type of heterophemy, the unintentional use of an incorrect or inappropriate word or phrase in speech or writing. - Richard Nordquist
answered Oct 25, 2014 at 15:42
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3If you really think "devouring ones mail during copulation" nonsensical you are fortunate. I now can't get out of my head "Just put the tablet down for a moment, all right?". Oct 25, 2014 at 17:14
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If the sentence includes the double-quotes (as in your post title), you can presume that the usage is deliberate. Without the double-quotes, the error is using the wrong heterograph.
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answered Oct 25, 2014 at 15:43
