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* In ''Franchise/{{Batman}}: Legends Of The Dark Knight'' #128 (collected in ''The [[GreenLantern Ring]], the [[GreenArrow Arrow]] and the Bat''), the GooGooGodlike religious leader of a FictionalCountry tells a treacherous general that he will be "safed". The general corrects his pronounciation of "saved", but the boy insists that's what he meant. Five minutes later, the general is hit by a falling safe.

* [[http://xkcd.com/496/ This]] issue of ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'' comics, when someone "pleads the third."

** Also "[[http://xkcd.com/326/ My hobby]]: Using the more obscure meanings of 'affect' and 'effect' to trip up amateur {{Grammar Nazi}}s."

* In the novel ''FreakyFriday'', Annabel's friend Boris has problems breathing through his nose, and when he offers to "bake a beetloaf" for dinner, she assumes he means "make a meatloaf". He doesn't. (Also, his name is actually Morris, but that's a case of Annabel ''failing'' to correct for his pronunciation.)

* Another Simpsons one:

** Another yet:
-->'''Homer:''' Nucular. It's pronounced nucular.

'''Tourist:''' Yes that's right. It's all due to a trauma I suffered when I was a spoolboy. I was attacked by a bat.\\

->'''Dialogue coach''': Up and ATOM!\\
'''Rainer Wolfcastle''': Up and AT THEM!
-->- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ZoHhvQgjU&feature=related A scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

* Stage critic George Jean Nathan belittled Tallulah Bankhead for her performance in what he called ''[[QueenOfTheNile Queen of the Nil]]'': "no e, please, Mr. Printer; don't make something out of nothing."

"No, they were all the same, and perfectly vile."

->'''Dialogue coach''': [[{{Pun}} Up and ATOM!]]\\
'''Rainer Wolfcastle''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Up and AT THEM!]]

'''[[CloudCuckooLander Black Hat Guy]]:''' No, the third.\\

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* When you talk about the "magick" in the game ''EternalDarkness'' people who aren't familiar with it will often attempt to correct you, or edit you. Has happened on [[http://tvtropes.org here]] a few times.
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-->'''Burrows:''' It's so embarrassing when my wife and I go to an orgy.
-->'''Thripshaw:''' A party?
-->'''Burrows:''' No, an orgy. We live in Esher.
-->'''Thripshaw:''' Quite.

* Stage critic George Jean Nathan belittled Tallulah Bankhead for her playing in what he called ''[[QueenOfTheNile Queen of the Nil]]'': "no e, please, Mr. Printer; don't make something out of nothing."

'''Interrogator:''' You refuse to quarter troops in your house?

->'''Dialogue coach''': [[IncrediblyLamePun Up and ATOM!]]\\
'''Rainer Wolfcastle''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Up and AT THEM!]]

-->- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ZoHhvQgjU&feature=related This scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

* In ''{{Batman}}: Legends Of The Dark Knight'' #128 (collected in ''The [[GreenLantern Ring]], the [[GreenArrow Arrow]] and the Bat''), the GooGooGodlike religious leader of a FictionalCountry tells a treacherous general that he will be "safed". The general corrects his pronounciation of "saved", but the boy insists that's what he meant. Five minutes later, the general is hit by a falling safe.

* On ''{{Cheers}}'' Norm's favorite restaurant is the Hungry Heifer, which specializes in cheap food. One time he [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30RrFmWY5X4#t=7m09s got Cliff to go with him.]]

* In ''GreenAcres'' ("It's Human to Be Humane"), [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Lisa]] asks Oliver to play "Scribble, Cabbage, or Monotony", and he assumes it's one of her {{malapropisms}}. Later, Mr. Drucker [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike tries to sell him those same games]], which apparently do exist in [[{{Cloudcuckooland}} Hooterville]].

** Also "[[http://xkcd.com/326/ My hobby]]: Using the more obscure meanings of 'affect' and 'effect' to trip up amateur {{Grammar Nazi}}s

** Also "[[http://xkcd.com/326/ My hobby]]: Using the more obscure meanings of 'affect' and 'effect' to trip up amateur {{Grammer Nazi}}s

* There is a ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch invoving a man who cannot pronounce the letter 'C' (his 'C's coming out as 'B's) that includes this exchange:

** Another ''MontyPython'' example is a sketch about a person who sometimes ends his sentences with the wrong fusebox.

-->'''Burrows:''' It's so embarrassing when my wife and I go to an orgy.
-->'''Thripshaw:''' A party?
-->'''Burrows:''' No, an orgy. We live in Esher.

* On ''{{Cheers}}'' Norm's favorite restaurant is the Hungry Heifer, which specializes in cheap food. One time he [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30RrFmWY5X4#t=7m09s got Cliff to go with him.]]
-->Norm: Cliffy had himself the "Ton O' T-Bone". For less than four bucks you get 24 ounces of USDA Choice bef.
-->Cliff: Bef? No, you mean beef.
-->Norm: Beef? Don't be ridiculous, Cliffy. That stuff is bef. You see it's a Hungry Heifer trademark for [[LiteCreme a processed, synthetic, meat-like substance]].
-->Cliff: Ah, no.
-->Norm: What do you expect for four bucks? You see me complainin' about the loobster?
* In ''GreenAcres'' ("It's Human to Be Humane"), [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Lisa]] asks Oliver to play "Scribble, Cabbage, or Monotony", and he assumes it's one of her {{malapropisms}}. Later, Mr. Drucker [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike tries to sell him those same games]], which apparently do exist in [[{{Cloudcuckooland}} Hooterville]].

* In ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'', during Roy's duel with Thog in the arena:
-->'''Roy:''' I don't care how strong you are, thug.\\
'''Thog:''' thog's name is thog.\\
'''Roy:''' I didn't misspeak.

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-->- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ZoHhvQgjU&feature=related This scene]] from TheSimpsons

* From an episode of ''DangerMouse'':

'''Black Hat Guy:''' No, the third.

* [[http://xkcd.com/496/ This]] issue of {{XKCD}} comics, when someone "pleads the third."