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Mal a pros Written by JulieW (2/27/2007 8:46 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Did Sheridan invent the term?, penned by Skylar B

According to my edition of Bewer' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the French phrase Mal a Pros was the inspiration for Sheriden's name for his crazed character.

The phrase had been in use in Elnglad from the late 1660s.

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Names Cheryl (2/26/2007 11:13 a.m.)
- Sheridan obviously had a wickedly satirical... Arnie Perlstein (2/26/2007 6:10 p.m.)
  - Do the names here remind any one else of Kara M (2/28/2007 5:26 p.m.)
Fun Names Lizzy A (2/26/2007 4:18 p.m.)
- How about Acres? O rus! (nfm) Elena (2/27/2007 1:26 a.m.)
  - And Mrs Malaprop? Emmeline (2/27/2007 5:34 a.m.)
    - Did Sheridan invent the term? Skylar B (2/27/2007 7:49 a.m.)
      - Malapropism Arnie Perlstein (2/27/2007 8:10 a.m.)
      - Mal a pros JulieW (2/27/2007 8:46 a.m.)
I wonder who... Reeba (2/26/2007 5:36 p.m.)
Some more funny names.. Reeba (2/28/2007 7:36 a.m.)

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