Category:Misnomers

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As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it
Gore Vidal

A misnomer is an inappropriate or logically incorrect name for something. Misnomers can be intentional or unintentional, slight or blatant, and created either due to a misunderstanding, a malicious effort at deception, or a sarcastic sense of humor.

Subcategories

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Pages in category "Misnomers"

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