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"Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
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"Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
I was stunned to find this phrase to be a malapropism of the Hamlet line "hoist with his own petard." having read Hamlet a couple times in my undergrad, I never made the connection with what I assumed was the correct saying in the title of this thread. I've been on a google treasure hunt for the past hour researching the history of malapropisms and the origin of the word itself. Why? I have no idea.
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
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Canaans thread of big words.
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
Post by blackjack68 »
Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
I would struggle changing a tire. This is what my brain has filled up that space withKaizer wrote:what the mother **** did you just say
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
Post by PensFanInDC »
Came here to post this....nevermind thencanaan wrote:I was stunned to find this phrase to be a malapropism of the Hamlet line "hoist with his own petard." having read Hamlet a couple times in my undergrad, I never made the connection with what I assumed was the correct saying in the title of this thread. I've been on a google treasure hunt for the past hour researching the history of malapropisms and the origin of the word itself. Why? I have no idea.
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
I never heard it as, "Foisted..."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hoi ... own+petardhoist with your own petard also hoist on your own petard
to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hoist by your own petard (blown into the air by your own explosive device), an expression made popular in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
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KennyTheKangaroo wrote:quit trying to sound so smart
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
Not sure if serious, but it was actually Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals.blackjack68 wrote:Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.
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Re: "Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms
Post by blackjack68 »
Meh. I was drunk and typing on my phone...Tico Rick wrote:Not sure if serious, but it was actually Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals.blackjack68 wrote:Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.
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