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

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

Politicians of all stripes have used opponents’ solecisms to question their intelligence since time immemorial.

From Seattle Times

Search online and you will not find an image of Prince Philip committing a style solecism.

From New York Times

The text is garnished liberally with “sic”s and symbols, typos and solecisms, spellings inconsistent and incoherent.

From Washington Post