Is it "figment" or "pigment"?
2008-3-3 11:53:14 by Hzfeiwu
i've always said "figment of my imagination"... but a while ago i heard someone say "pigment of my imagination"... it's figment isn't it? surely this person said this by accident? see, now i'm starting to question things... :)
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?Yes they did. They have been created a malapropism.
That's when you substitute a similar sounding word for another.
The term was named after a fictional character called 'Mrs. Malaprop' from a play by Sheriden. It roughly translates to used to a bad purpose (although the good folks at Wiki give it a different translation)
The right term is figment. Pigment refers to colour.
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?It is figment.... pigment is a coloration.
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?figment
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?The correct word is "figment."
Princeton University defines figment:
"a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination" "
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?your right! the person you heard was wrong. pigment is color. when something fades it loses its pigment.
Is it "figment" or "pigment"?Figment means "made up or fabricated", i.e. like figment of my imagination, which is correct. Pigment is a color, not to be used as above. Yes, that person was incorrect.