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Topic : Re: What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors? What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors or using it in a way that's not accepted or considered wrong by most authors. I - selfpublishingguru.com

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: Re: What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors? What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors or using it in a way that's not accepted or considered wrong by most authors. I

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I've typically heard the word "malaproper" or "malapropism" are the correct word to use for a misuse of a metaphor or other type of sentence (simile, allegory), though I may be wrong.

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