sampler of recently encountered malapropisms

1. his ears were wringing


2. daring do


3. swapping the floor


4. those retched sunglasses


5. recuperate this love

Ok now I get it but also, Rex Stout is trolling

Ok, I've started Too Many Cooks, and Archie's thoughts and actions around the lovely young woman, and then his teasing Wolfe about it, are fairly unbelievable. I mean so far it's essentially 'She's too hot: better pretend to be married' followed by 'Get it? The joke is that I wouldn't want to quit or get a more respectable job or marry someone! It's just too ridiculous!' ( Read more... )