Here is my response to today’s challenge:
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The Trouble With Flip
Flip (not the comedian from the ’70s) has a habit of inserting words, rhyming with his name, into everyday conversation.
The problem for most people is they are usually malapropisms.
For example:
“You should gyp the problem in the bud, before things get out of hand.”
“I am considered quite the nipster down at the jazz club, where I have been known to have a drip of whiskey now and then.”
“Oh! Go take a sip in the lake.”
“Don’t forget to chip the waitress, when you pay the bill for us.”
“Doc, I have a real pain in my dip. Especially when I try to put on my tip boots for fly fishing.”
“Hand me that paper hip for these forms.”
“That girl is a real cliptomaniac.”
It has become so bad that most of his friends go out of their way, to avoid talking to him.
Moral: Make sure you use words correctly, lest you end up as an outcast.
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This is my submission to Writing Prompts – Creative Copy Challenge #285, to see the other submissions, or to add one of your own, just go to the link and follow the instructions.
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