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		stray on Oct 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers... That wouldn't have been a malaprop. A malaprop is a misused word that sounds like the correct word.

lutusp on Oct 9, 2012 [–]

So it seems. I should perhaps have said "compromise word" or "PC word", alluding to the reason for the usage.

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