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Re: is there a word - for typing the wrong homophone ?
Subject:Re: is there a word - for typing the wrong homophone ? From:Margaret Cekis <margaret -dot- cekis -at- comcast -dot- net> To:Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> Date:Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:45:17 +0000 (UTC)
Monique Semp asked, "Is there a word - for typing the wrong homophone?"
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Not as far as I know. It's sort of a subgenre or special kind of malapropism. We could name it homophonic malapropism.
Margaet Cekis, Johns Creek GA
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