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A malapropism is the mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a similar-sounding word, resulting in a nonsensical sometimes humorous utterance. And there's even a subreddit collecting pictures of its appearances in our everyday conversations.

It's called Bone Apple Tea, and it has become even more popular since the last time we wrote about it. With 964k members, it continues collecting some of the funniest malapropisms on the Internet so without further I do, continue scrolling and check them out!

#1

Do You Lemonade?...

Do You Lemonade?...

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One of the moderators of the subreddit told Bored Panda that a lot of things can affect whether a particular post gets a lot of upvotes on r/BoneAppleTea or not, including the time of day it goes live. "It's anyone's guess, really. Two items can be posted six hours apart and the first gets ignored whilst the second one gets 14,000 upvotes. Things the mods think are pure gold can get very few upvotes, while something we think is repetitive and tired gets thousands. Who knows?" they said.

A few comments here and there suggest some of these malapropisms are the results of auto-correct but it's something the moderators pay a lot of attention to. "Yes, some auto-correct posts slip through the moderation process [but] we try to catch them and remove them," they said. "Sometimes we miss them — it's a high-traffic subreddit. We are also trying to stay on the side of caution and allow things through if we're unsure [about something]."

In an earlier Bored Panda interview, the subreddit's creator TheNekkedNinja said they never thought it would ever become this big: "I have no modding experience so I'm incredibly thankful for the mods that came on board and turned it into what it has become today."

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“As far as the name goes, I always liked the original bone apple tea meme so when I saw that the name was free [on Reddit], r/BoneAppleTea was [immediately] born,” TheNekkedNinja explained.

#6

Bear Skin

Bear Skin

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Jihana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One would think someone with that username would know more about condoms...

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#8

Anime

Anime

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#10

My Little Sister Asked Me To Buy “Scottish Cheese” From The Supermarket

My Little Sister Asked Me To Buy “Scottish Cheese” From The Supermarket

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Something
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But they do make cheese in Scotland. And it happens to be that crowdie is like cottage cheese.

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#15

Don’t Sell My Nana Please

Don’t Sell My Nana Please

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Colin L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like a voice translation problem... but I can see some epic short stories leading from undercooked poultry to geriatric trafficking.

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Vanta Black
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Our chicken was undercooked, but it's okay because we managed to buy a nana. We have 36 so far, and our house smells of camomile and butterscotch. It's not the best combination..."

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Luthian
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The red blocking out the name of the person looks a bit like australia

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Clever Dog
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there is a difference between fast typing and your spell check putting in the wrong word and just being thick as s**t. I am dyslexic so I often get words wrong, it takes me ages to double check I spelled it all correctly but some people clearly didn't pay enough attention at school.

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Kateryna
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like they spelled it in a very ridiculous way and the autocorrect gave up

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Patricia Rix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sell nana to me. I never knew my grandmothers, but they seem cool. Make you cookies & stuff.

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pebs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me few seconds to get it, but english is not my native language. Anyway, it's great!

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#16

There Is Just No Winning. I Accept The Feet.

There Is Just No Winning. I Accept The Feet.

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#17

Please Pay For Gas Recipe Inside

Please Pay For Gas Recipe Inside

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ML
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know a good gas recipe. A lot of sauerkraut and you'll be passing gas in no time

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#20

Mid Evil Dagger

Mid Evil Dagger

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ML
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not good for me. I am looking for pre evil or post evil dagger.

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#22

Why Are You So Ego Testicle

Why Are You So Ego Testicle

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Serial pacifist
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is not so easy to get over an egotistic testicle. Maybe with a mushroom car banana.

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#23

Cannibals

Cannibals

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#25

Apple Tight

Apple Tight

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#27

Pair Of Dice

Pair Of Dice

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Kakofonyx
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Think twice. It’s just another day for you and me in pair of dice.”

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#28

Cease And Dentist

Cease And Dentist

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Kakofonyx
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One out of two correct is not too bad. I’ve seen “seize and disease.”

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#29

Have A Proper Gander At This One

Have A Proper Gander At This One

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80 Van
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, if you take a proper gander at the science, you will be better informed.

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#30

Case Idea

Case Idea

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Chris
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing wrong with this - it's a prototype phone case with nine layers.

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