Spike understands it is yet to receive union endorsement. If you once thought that a homeopath was like a psychopath, only gay, you'll enjoy the concept of the mondegreen. It's a word, however, which refers more to mishearing than misunderstanding. Foreign to most spell-checks, it does at least get a guernsey in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language . Correspondence in The Smithsonian magazine has revealed more recent examples.
Space is tight, but perhaps more tomorrow.
Or the day after. The vows have been in existence for 600 years, when people used to live until they were only 35. But now it's a big commitment because you're going to be with someone for 50 years. This line of thought is not totally original. It was advanced in the first issue of our own Ralph magazine.