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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| prostate (adj., n.), prostrate (adj., v.) |
| To add an r to the second syllable of prostate (the gland) is to make these two words into homophones, an inadvertent Substandard blunder and malapropism that will make the knowing laugh. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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