Manuscripts

English - Malaprops, Spoonerisms, etc. 16 letters and 19 printed materials

Description: Subjects include: Malapropisms (LCSH); English language--20th century--Usage; Languages and language--Grammars (LCSH); Bulls, Colloquial (LCSH); English language--Errors of usage (LCSH)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1925-2004.
Call number: mssSmith, Jack papers
Creator: Smith, Jack (1916-1996)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Curtis B. Smith and Douglas F. Smith, May 2004, November 2004, May 2016, and May 2023.; gift of June Lee Pilsitz, May 2008.; gift of Jeanne Cornwell, April 2008.
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