Confusion is a phenomenon in linguistics that a word changes strongly in shape over time, for example because the actual meaning has fallen into oblivion. This phenomenon usually begins or is not consciously spoken in the spoken language and extends itself to the written language. Examples Related concepts
The most common form of word battling is an acryology. The examples given above are also acrylics. A contamination is an unintentional blast and therefore no style figure.
A malapropism is a form of bastion.
A catache is also based on wrong word usage, but the words do not change form.
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