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Há 1 dia · Malaprops, whose name come the eponymous character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play The Rival, occur when one uses an incorrect word instead of another similar-sounding one, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous sentence. An example of a malapropism is when someone says, “dance a flamingo” instead of “dance a flamenco.”.
Há 2 dias · The School for Scandal, ‘a classic comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan’, is a challenging piece to bring to life on stage. Concieved way back when in the 1700’s, this piece was perhaps better suited to its archaic audience.
Há 3 dias · Caroline Lamb’s mother, Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, also had numerous lovers including the playwright, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and Lord Granville Leveson-Gower. Ponsonby had two children with Leveson-Gower and manged to conceal her pregnancies from her husband.
Há 1 dia · My rather public gaffe, where a word is replaced by one that sounds similar, is known as a malapropism. The term comes from a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play, The Rivals, in ...
Há 4 dias · In 1834 Grant's daughter, Maria Marcia, married Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the grandson and namesake of the dramatist, and on her father's death in 1835, they inherited Frampton and Warley Franks. In 1837 the latter estate contained 640 a., Samuel Francis being the tenant of 349 a.
Há 2 dias · Malaprops, whose name come the eponymous character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play The Rival, occur when one uses an incorrect word instead of another similar-sounding one, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous sentence.
Há 3 dias · William Pitt, the Younger, steering a boat (“The Constitution”) with Britannia on board toward a castle designated as the “Haven of Public Happiness,” while Charles James Fox, Joseph Priestley, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan pursue the vessel, political cartoon by James Gillray, 1793.
