Chapter 2 Word Choice
99
malapropisms part 2:
evoke/provoke, faze/phase, harass/harangue
We continue today with our lesson on mala propisms, words we often
confuse because they sound alike.
"Evoke" means to bring to mind.
v
The sight of the bowling alley EVOKED memories of his first
assignment.
"Provoke" means to stir up on purpose.
v
Their photog tried to PROVOKE a fight.
"Faze" means to disturb someone's composure.
v
She was totally in control during the live shot; nothing FAZED
her.
"Phase" means a particular part in a course or a development.
v
We'll start with the news gathering PHASE of the business.
"Harass" means to annoy someone relentlessly.
v
The kids starting HARASSING him as soon as we took him live.
"Harangue" means to rant at someone in a speech.
v
The editor HARANGUED me on my failure to get enough
cutaways.
Mrs. B hopes you don't forget those cutaways today.
We'll look at a few more malapropisms next time.
