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[ adjective ] put in the wrong place or position
Examples "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)A foot misplaced , a leg missing . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)The misplaced modifier is another species more honored in the observance of obscurity than in the breach . When radio came_in , it continued the misplaced modifier in its routines as a standard device . In recent years gagwriters have discovered this brand of blunder and thus the misplaced modifier has acquired a new habitat in the gagline . Apart from misplaced modifiers and headlinese , journalism contributes a wide variety of comic ambiguities in both editorial and advertising matter . Related terms |
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