Alice In Wonderland

Your Honor ... Di Ko Na Po Maalaala ...

After a long and winding saga in the Senate Court with Bamban mayor accused of being a China asset ... chaired by Senator Liza Hontiveros ... at least we were able to establish that:

- Alice Guo is the Mayor of Bamban Tarlac.

- That Alice lives on the farm.

- That she is in a home study program.

- That she has not seen her mother ever since and was living alone.

- That she lives by herself on the farm.

- That she can't remember the people who took care of her when she was a child.

- That she can't remember if she has a best friend or classmate.

- That she doesn't have a memory of her childhood.

- That despite living on a farm as a child ... she has a chopper. a beautiful house, big businesses, and that his father sends her money from China to the tune of half a million pesos
monthly?

-And did I say ... she was living by herself in the farm?

Senator Loren Legarda is up to his teeth ... and she almost lost her cool saying "Ano ba ito ... paulit ulit na lang!"

By the way, when is the next hearing? If you are waiting for the continuation of this unfolding Pogo drama ... arm yourself YOUR HONOR with patience because we will have more of the same script from somebody who is eel-like... and slippery ... in the fashion ala Jonathan Morales in a senate hearing regarding PDEA leaks chaired by Senator Bato de la Rosa.

Did I say she was living on a farm? You will hear more of this line next hearing ... Whatever is the reason why Mayor Alice kept repeating this line ... I wonder.

Pageant Result: Miss Universe Philippines 2024

 The winners of Miss Universe Philippines 2024 from left to right: Alexis Brooks - Iloilo - Miss Eco International Philippines 2024. Ahtisa Manalo - Quezon Province- Miss Cosmo 2024, Tara Valencia - Baguio - Miss Supranational 2024 and Cyrille Payumo - Pampanga - Miss Charm International 2024.  The pageant was held at MOA Arena last May 22, 2024.

A Friend In Need ... Is A Friend Indeed

 “A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed” is an old proverb.  If we have to believe how ... and when it begins it dates back around 1450 AD.  But the moral and the lesson that it teaches have their roots and can be traced back to the 400 B.C. work of the ancient Greek playwright Euripides.

The message and lesson of the story espouses true friendship meaning sticking together especially when times are hard and weary.  There was a similar story of two friends who faced a scary bear together. When they got lost in the forest and met the bear, one friend pretended to be dead to protect the other.

Friendships are important in life. Good friends can help us deal when times are down and out. They give us company ...  make us laugh, and give us good advice. The qualities of a good friend are important and some people have a better ability to connect with others. Friends are the ones who are always there to help us through the tough times in life.

Dyuk ... Dyuk ... Dyuk

 

Customer: Pwede ba magpahula?

Manghuhula: Anong pahuhulaan mo?

Customer: Patunayan mong magaling ka nga ... Hulaan mo!

Malapropism

Malapropism is switching or swapping a wrong word (intentional or unintentional) to a word with the same chime or sound as the intended word. 

If it is intentional, some people resort to malapropism to pull off a comic stunt ... or they come off with humor lines provoking laughter and mirth.

Word retrieval problems are usually age-related changes in the brain ... or mental health conditions ... at times neurological.

                       You become UNINHIBITED because you are on an UNINHABITED island?

Statement: The survivors of the plane crash were marooned on a UNINHABITED island.

Malapropism: The survivors of the plane crash were marooned on UNINHIBITED island.

In malapropism, there seems to be some sort of aphasia-like situation where the person is having trouble finding the right word ... to finish his statement.

It seems like there is some sort of a blackout in the person ... instead, he switched or swapped some words to a word that sounds like the intended word.

Slip Of The Tongue

An occasional slip of the tongue ... or a slip of the pen is normal and is quickly forgiven by the person listening or reading... that is ... if they even notice it. Even when they do, most people most of the time will recognize a slip of the tongue or pen for what it is and realize that what you meant to say or write ... is not what you did say or write.

My favorite vlogger is trending again because of her occasional slips that are just too awkward for comfort. She was too elated that former Vice President Atty. Leni Robredo the former nemesis of BBM is too generous with her praises regarding the current administration's handling of the West Philippines Sea.

This time she fanned the embers of controversy when she used UNITEMENT instead of UNITY or UNITED.  She said: "Kritiko ako ni VP Leni noon ...  hindi ko talaga inaasahan na yong mga dating Kakampinks noon ay may hidwaan tayo ... sa ngayon ay nagkaroon tayo ng UNITEMENT." Something to that effect.

Oxford English Dictionary says UNITEMENT is an obsolete word and is not used at present. Proof of that is that if you are going to type unitement ... Grammarly corrects you right away that you are using the wrong word.

The earliest known use of the noun "unitement" is in the mid-1600s.

Oxford English Dictionary's earliest evidence for unitement is from before 1637 ... (almost 4 decades back) in the writing of Nicholas Ferrar, a religious writer, and administrator.

So did our vlogger make some slips of the tongue? Or was it a case of malapropism - cases where an incorrect word is used in a sentence that sounds like the correct word but means something completely different? 

Or was it spoonerism? -  (a situation where a speaker accidentally mixes up the initial sounds or letters of two words in a phrase).

Or our vlogger is just in a state of decline where she fumbles words because of her eagerness to say something ... and becomes oblivious to her use of the language ... grammar ... syntax ... and semantics.

Malapropism

 

We can't help it ... but there are times when we are groping for words ... we start rambling and by the time we know it ... we are already saying things that are wrong in the first place.

Sometimes we also plan and deliberately say the wrong things ... to have a good laugh or get people's attention.

Malapropisms come from the French word mala propio which means inappropriate ... or not fitting. So malapropisms are WRONG words used in place of the RIGHT ones. resulting in nonsensical, sometimes humorous utterances.

No matter what motives we have when using malapropisms... whether intentional or unintentional ... deliberately or accidental ... it comes out sounding funny  ... and humorous.

Looking at the image above how many malapropisms did you see? Let us examine them. Did it make you giggle ... and did it have a comedic intent?

1. Looking for all INTENSIVE PURPOSES - Looking for all INTENTS  and purposes

2. Wolf in CHEAP clothing - wolf in SHEEP clothing

3. Muttering EPITAPHS - muttering EPITHETS

4. Casting DISPERSIONS - casting ASPERSIONS

5. MAGNIFICENT other - SIGNIFICANT other.

6. Who takes him for GRANITE - who takes him FOR GRANTED

Other examples:

1. I might just fade into BOLIVIAN - I might just fade into OBLIVION.

2. The weatherman said" There is a 90 percent chance of PARTICIPATION ..." - There is a 90 percent chance of PRECIPITATION ...

3. The doctor gave me a SUBSCRIPTION for allergies. The doctor gave me PRESCIPTION for allergies.

4. The monster was just a PIGMENT of my imagination - The monster was just a FIGMENT of my imagination.

5. Are you trying to make me an ESCAPE GOAT? Are you trying to make me a SCAPEGOAT?