Malaprop and metaphor mash-ups that actually make sense.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Expert golfer Steve Roehm said in praise of his partner's drive, "You hit it straight as a dime." A fellow golfer asked, "You meant to say, 'straight as a die'?" Steve replied, "Depends on how you look at the dime." That makes it a malaphor.
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