alleryStart learning →Malapropisms, which create comic effect, are usually what?
AExact homophones
BPure antonyms
CHeteronym pairs
DNear-homophones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Near-homophones
A malapropism swaps in a word that sounds almost like the intended one, so it is a near-homophone.
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