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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by diarrhea on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:30AM (#26817204)
> malopropism

Malapropism? Can just call it a typo (which is incorrect but people get it).

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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by jmchuster on Thursday April 15, 2021 @04:01AM (#26817447)
If you wanted to recommend a less descriptive yet more commonly known word, why not use "error" or "mistake"?

Typo literally means the opposite of what the OP wants to convey.

A typo is when you pick the right word, but type it wrong.

A malopropism is when you pick the wrong word, but type it correctly.

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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by agumonkey on Thursday April 15, 2021 @09:59AM (#26820589)
In 2021 a typo means an autocorrect fir free.
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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by thom on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:51AM (#26817377)
Always fun to see this sort of comment under an article about using the right tool for the job.
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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by bregma on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:27AM (#26819040)
Are you imploring that 'malapropism' is too sesquipedalian and that one should generally eschew obfuscationism?
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Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases by niceairport on Thursday April 15, 2021 @04:05AM (#26817477)
I think this is a bit of a case of "Why use many word when few word do trick?"
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