Expertlatin
Examples. "This is just between you and I" for "This is just between you and me" (hypercorrection to avoid the correct "you and me" form in the predicate of copulative sentences, even though "me" is the standard pronoun for the object of a preposition or the object of a verb).
- What is a common solecism?
- How do you use solecism in a sentence?
- What does solecism mean?
- What is solecism and pronunciation?
What is a common solecism?
An ancient term for an error in syntax arising from a mismatch between words. E.g., those page would be a solecism since plural those does not match or is not 'congruent' with, singular page. . . . "The extension to errors other than of language is modern."
How do you use solecism in a sentence?
There is a solecism in the order as it stands. I remember well the solecism that he made and the cry that he should resign. He went on to say that if it is a solecism—and he made a long speech of great moment on the basis of that particular assumption.
What does solecism mean?
: an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence. also : a minor blunder in speech. : something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order.
What is solecism and pronunciation?
formal. /ˈsɒl.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/ us. /ˈsɑː.lə.sɪ.zəm/ behaviour that is a social mistake or is not polite: to commit a social solecism.
