Malapropism

Malapropism - a confused use of words in which an appropriate word is replaced by one with similar sound but foolishly wrong meaning. In other books Malapropism is considered as a “humorous” misuse of the word

Etymology:

Malapropism is derived from Mrs. Malaprop – a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play “The Rivals”. She regularly commits mistakes in the use of words, often with the intent of appearing clever but actually resulting in the opposite effect. Malapropism can be seen as evidence of ignorance (which it may be), but deliberate error in speech can be used for specific effect. It is typically funny in some way, and may be used to distract a listener whilst important other detail is slipped through. A neural cause of Malapropism occurs where memory access is based on sound-alike and a mental error occurs when we try to recall the right word.

(Video Shown for Elaboration and some examples.. a video from Grammar Gripes that featured Malapropism )

(Some more examples:

-          There are three angels in the triangle. There are three angles in the triangle.

-          I am pleased to except thee price…

-          The coarse he has taken is difficult…

-          The group decided to sign the partition…