solecism
solecism
Definition
sol·ecism (säl′ə siz′əm)
noun
- a violation of the conventional usage, grammar, etc. of a language; ungrammatical use of words (Ex.: “We done it” for “We did it”)
- a violation of good manners; breach of etiquette
- a mistake or impropriety
Etymology: L soloecismus < Gr soloikismos < soloikos, speaking incorrectly, after Soloi, city in Cilicia, whose dialect was a corrupt form of Attic
sol′·ecist noun
sol′·ecis′·tic adjective
sol′·ecis′·ti·cally adverb
solecism
Synonyms
solecism
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- such: I'm sure such off-message solecisms would not occur under improved modern media manipulation.
solecism Quotes
Who can speak of eternity without a solecism, or think thereof without an ecstasy? Time we may comprehend, 'tis but five days elder than ourselves.
It is singular that the Japanese, who rarely commit a solecism in taste in their national costume, architecture, or decorative art, seem to be perfectly destitute of perception when they borrow ours.
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