The Wrong Word Entirely, # 65

‘There’s a mangle,’ said Des Pond of Slough, ‘they’ve put Devizes by mistake.’ That was how I heard it, but actually…

Link: Rugby Observer, 16 October 2014, advertising wrapper

… it turned out not to be Devizes for devises, but devises for devices — more heinous, of course, since they aren’t actually homophonic.

devises for devices