In Toastmasters, one of the duties of the grammarian is to listen for Malapropisms. Invariably, the first time grammarian asks, after trying to figure out how to pronounce the word, "What is a Malapropism?"
Simply put, a malapropism is any sentence in which a word is inappropriately replaced with a similar sounding word which means something entirely different than the intended word. For example, "I resemble that remark," instead of, "I resent that remark," or, "The grammarian is excepted to catch malapropisms," instead of "The grammarian is expected to catch malapropisms."
