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A sub-variety of this is things that are mistaken for misspellings or mispronounciations, but these aren't the only cases.
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== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[Batman]]: Legends Of The Dark Knight'' #128 (collected in ''The [[Green Lantern|Ring]], the [[Green Arrow|Arrow]] and the Bat''), the [[Goo
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== Live Action TV ==
* Mr. Rumbold from ''[[Are You Being Served? (TV)|Are You Being Served]]'' would sometimes get the wrong idea of a word. For example the sales staff had the verb "to knee" meaning "press one's knee in the armhole of a suit to loosen a few threads so as to make it fit the customer better." Thus creating this exchange:
{{quote| '''Mr. Lucas:''' You see, it was like this, you see, Sir. Erm, Mr. Humphries kneed the jacket.<br />
'''Mr. Rumbold:''' Ah! You mean, Mr. Humphries '''needed''' the jacket. [[Grammar Nazi|Let's get our tenses right]].<br />
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