Today's Word "solecism"
solecism \SOL-uh-siz-uhm\ (noun) - 1 : A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech. 2 : A breach of good manners or etiquette. 3 : Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.
"In the grammar of their life the honeymoon was an embarrassing solecism, a misplaced modifier or dangling participle remembered forever with a raised eyebrown and a comical shudder." -- Ward S. Just, "The Translator"
Solecism comes from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikizein, "to speak incorrectly," from soloikos, "speaking incorrectly," literally, "an inhabitant of Soloi," a city in ancient Cilicia where a dialect regarded as substandard was spoken.
"In the grammar of their life the honeymoon was an embarrassing solecism, a misplaced modifier or dangling participle remembered forever with a raised eyebrown and a comical shudder." -- Ward S. Just, "The Translator"
Solecism comes from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikizein, "to speak incorrectly," from soloikos, "speaking incorrectly," literally, "an inhabitant of Soloi," a city in ancient Cilicia where a dialect regarded as substandard was spoken.
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