Not-quite-homophonic errors

Paul McFedries mailinglists at LOGOPHILIA.COM
Mon Dec 9 12:18:05 UTC 2002


Is there an official name for the type of verbal error where a person
substitutes a nearly homophonic word for the correct word, such as a person
writing "eminent" when they mean "imminent"?

Thanks.

Paul
http://www.wordspy.com/



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