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Old July 30, 2008, 10:30 AM
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Malapropism

Segun el diccionario significa terminacho en español. En realidad es un maluso de una palabra con resultados cómicos o absurdos hecho a propósito o inocentamente (soy capaz de hacer un malapropism inocente en español porque no es mi primera lengua).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism (este artículo incluye ejemplos de malapropisms)
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Old July 30, 2008, 10:49 AM
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Try malapropismo or empleo incorrecto de palabras. The DRAE definition for terminacho doesn't describe a malapropism at all.
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Old July 30, 2008, 12:53 PM
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You might want to read the article in Spanish too: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropismo
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Old July 30, 2008, 01:02 PM
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Despropósito (absurdity) might be a translation for malapropism in some cases. Concerning what Rusty says, terminacho (and terminajo) might possibly be able to be used for this. The second definition from the DRAE:
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2. m. coloq. Término bárbaro o mal usado.
I think mal usado could partially fit the bill for malapropism.
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Old July 30, 2008, 03:05 PM
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Thanks, David. As usual your research makes sense. I think malapropisms
are universally funny and they relate to the contraversial modismos chocarreros threads.
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Old July 30, 2008, 09:36 PM
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Maybe a native speaker will have a better option for translating this word.
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Se suele utilizar:
  • barbarismo
  • solecismo
  • incorrección
  • impropiedad
También, de manera cómica: palabro.
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Agree with Alfonso, but usually I use palabro

Una rubia se hizo famosa por decir "estar en el candelabro" en vez de "estar en el candelero"

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Old July 31, 2008, 05:37 AM
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Agree with Alfonso, but usually I use palabro

Una rubia se hizo famosa por decir "estar en el candelabro" en vez de "estar en el candelero"

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Eso es un buen ejemplo de lo que es un malapropism.
Existe algunos palabros que causa risa.
Corrígeme por favor pero I think I've made my point. (lo escribo en inglés
porque no se decirlo en español) A veces tengo que reir cuando oigo el
maluso de inglés. Puede ser mis propios paisanos o extranjeros que inocentamente equivocan en un modo cómico y es difícil no sonreir. Estoy
cierto que eso ocurre mundialmente.
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Old July 31, 2008, 10:29 AM
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I usually cheat with one "palabro"
Somebody ask me: Qué prefieres, cocacola ó naranjada?
And I say: Me es inverosimil or Me es indistrino (Who doesn't make sense)
The proper answer is: "Me es indistinto" or "Me da igual"
Me es inverosimil means "I don't believe it"
Me es indistrino ("indistrino" is not a word, but's similar to indistinto)
And the other person is puzzled

It's famous a person who tried to be "cultivate" and sayed
"como todo el mundo sabe, amar y querer son palabras sinagogas" (proper "sinónimas")
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PD Here, like Poli, I'm not laughing about the person, but it sounds very funny
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