Here are 3 ways your words could be wrong: Using a similar-
sounding but incorrect word. - Using a "50-cent word" when a
common word is clearer. - Using an inappropriate social level
("register") of words, such as formal words for a casual
situation. 1. Similar sounding words Below are some examples of
the "foolish" wrong kind.The words in bold are examples of
malapropisms -- which are similar sounding words that may have
humorous results. "That's another thing. I don't want to hear
anymore how it was in your day. From now on, keep your antidotes
(correct word: anecdotes) to local color, like Dynoflow or the
McGuire Sisters." (Tony Soprano to "Feech" La Manna in The
Sopranos) "A witness shall not bear falsies (correct: false
witness)against thy neighbor." (Archie Bunker in All in the
Family) "Republicans understand the importance of bondage
(correct: bonding) between a mother and child." -former Vice
President Dan Quayle "I'm going to put people in my place, so
when the history of this administration is writte