Originally posted by amateur51
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malapropisms, those non-fatal spontaneous accidents of the verbal life 
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Very convincing Denis Norden impression, ammy
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Permit me a quotation very relevant to this thread:
"How vainly men themselves amaze
To win the Palm, the Oak, or Bays"
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... and as a reminder for those who may have forgotten, or who temporarily do not have access to an annotated copy of Marvell's 'The Garden' - the wreath of palm leaves was discerned for those victorious militarily - the oak leaves for civic accomplishment - the wreath of laurel ('bays') for a poetic triumph...Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View PostComment
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Um, I think I knew that once when I was a studentOriginally posted by vinteuil View Post
Which award is most appropriate on this thread? Poetic genius - hardly, civic accompishment - even more doubtful, so that only leaves military victory
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