solecism
Example Sentences
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The grammatical solecism of the title isn’t the only vaguely—or not so vaguely—irksome element of “The Disappear,” a new play written and directed by Erica Schmidt being presented at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
There isn’t space here or time for me to list every solecism in the piece, so I will focus on some of the most egregious errors.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023
Search online and you will not find an image of Prince Philip committing a style solecism.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021
An egregious linguistic solecism vitiated the otherwise well-written and informative March 5 news article “Ben Carson to leave HUD at end of Trump’s term.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019
Getting your itses mixed up is the greatest solecism in the world of punctuation.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
Vocabulary lists containing solecism
Brave New World
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