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bellerby | 16:33 Fri 14th Sep 2007 | Word Origins
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meaning of malapropos please
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Out of place, inappropriate. From Mrs Malaprop in "The Rivals". Should have a comic or unintended effect ... ... "This goverment is pretty good at ruining (running) the country".
16:55 Fri 14th Sep 2007
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Not quite, malapropos comes from from the French "mal � propos" meaning "not to the purpose". The character Mrs Malaprop got her name from malapropos but the character name gave rise to malapropism.
02:37 Sat 15th Sep 2007

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