Subject: Misspokements

Misspokements:

Amusing, unintended verbal gaffes, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary – often uttered by sports personalities – most notably ‘Yogi’ Berra.

Hector Torres, how can you communicate with Enzo Hernandez when he speaks Spanish and you speak Mexican?

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Communication Language Misspokements

We are not going to be any three-clouds-and-a-yard-of-dust team.

football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

This type of injury is very painful. Especially when it hurts.

Canadian hockey coach
Hockey Misspokements Sports

You could be like Anita O’Brien, hustlin’ fruits.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements

And here’s Moses Kiptanui – the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements

Fewer and fewer in between

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

I must run like the stocking.

(1971 – ) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

And later on, it’s the Syracuse Orangemen against the Indiana Hoosiers from Hawaii.

Misspokements Places

It is a catch he would have held 99 times out of one thousand.

cricket commentator
Misspokements Sports

Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? … all you do is change the words.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Communication Misspokements Occupations Reading/Writing Work

Historically, the host nations do well in Euro 2000.

English football player & analyst
Misspokements Sports

I have been laid up with intentional flu.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Health Misspokements

The Mets just had their first .500 or better April since July of 1992.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Gracie : Breakfast will be ready in six minutes.
George Edwards: Six minutes?
Gracie: Yeah, I just put on two three minute eggs.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

He’s throwing grounders.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

We haven't had the rub of the dice.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

Mardon me padam, this pie is occupewed.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words
Misspokements

We have completed all the items: from A to B.

(1938 – 2010) Russian politician
Misspokements

We’ll be back after this word from Manufacturer’s Hangover.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Never make predictions… especially about the future.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Future Misspokements Time

As I remember it, the bases were loaded.

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports