Miscoinage

"Miscoinage" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Considering the fact that English is commonly used by non-native speakers the occurrence of such miscoinages is remarkably low.

The wretch 'Grizled with hair' (meaning 'Having grey hair with hair') is a typical Durfey miscoinage. Something is said which sounds meaningful but is not.

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