* * Commonly-Misused Phrases * *
(posted to the apihna Newsgroup)

WORD/PHRASE:PRONUNCIATION:MEANING:
Arbitratorar'-bi-tray'-ter:A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's.
Avoidableuh-voy'-duh-buhl':What a bullfighter tries to do.
Baloneybuh-lo'-nee':Where some hemlines fall.
Bernadetteburn'-a-det':The act of torching a mortgage.
Box-phile:lover of cardboard packaging.
Burglarizebur'-gler-ize':What a crook sees with.
Cat a tonic:feline revitaliser.
Ceiling wax:shiny finish for the upper surface of your room.
Controlkon'-trol:A short, ugly inmate.
Counterfeiterskown'-ter-fit'-ers:Workers who put together kitchen cabinets.
Eyedropperi'-drop-ur:A clumsy ophthalmologist.
Fine toothcomb:implement for removing the really tiny crud left behind after flossing.
Haste makes waist:said the gourmet to the glutton.
Heroeshee-rhos':What a guy in a boat does.
Left Bankleft' bangk':What the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
Lessor of two evils:a lawyer who owns an apartment block.
Mistymis-tee':How golfers create divots.
Paradoxpar'-u-doks':Two physicians.
Paradoxpar'-u-doks':Two side by side harbours.
Parasitespar'-ih-sites':What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Pharmacistfarm'-uh-sist:A helper on the farm.
Polarizepo'-lur-ize':What penguins see with.
Primatepri'-mate':Remove your spouse from in front of the TV.
Reliefree-leef':What trees do in the spring.
Right to chews:the rallying cry of Dog's Lib.
Selfishsel'-fish':What the owner of a seafood store does.
Subduedsub-dood':Like, a guy who, like, works on one of those, like, submarines, man.
Sudafedsood'-a-fed':Brought litigation against a government official.
Villain of the peace:a corrupt police officer.
Villain of the peas:someone who commits crimes with vegetables.
Villain of the piece:body-part snatcher.
Write of reply:response by letter.
Write to choose:a postal vote.