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solecism
[ sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh- ]
noun
- a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- a breach of good manners or etiquette.
- any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.
solecism
/ ˈɒɪˌɪə /
noun
- the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction
- any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity
- a violation of good manners
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈپ, adverb
- ˌDZˈپ, adjective
- ˈDZ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ· noun
- DZe·t DZe·t· adjective
- DZe·t··ly adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of solecism1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of solecism1
Example Sentences
That said, it’s perhaps worthwhile to have a one-stop shop for all these solecisms, if only for the purpose of debunking them en masse.
Politicians of all stripes have used opponents’ solecisms to question their intelligence since time immemorial.
Search online and you will not find an image of Prince Philip committing a style solecism.
The text is garnished liberally with “sic”s and symbols, typos and solecisms, spellings inconsistent and incoherent.
For all the dash and raciness of his English, he has a way of lapsing into solecisms, some of which are rather astonishing in view of his general sophistication.
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