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hypercorrection

(hī′pər kə reks̸hən)

noun

a nonstandard usage resulting from an overly conscious effort to avoid an error, as in the case of personal pronouns (Ex.: “between you and I”)

See hypercorrection in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A construction or pronunciation produced by mistaken analogy with standard usage out of a desire to be correct, as in the substitution of I for me in on behalf of my parents and I.
  2. The production of such a construction or pronunciation.
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