Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Solecism

 
A solecism is a faux pas: a socially awkward or tactless act; a breach of etiquette. It is also used in a grammatical sense to mean a grammatical mistake or absurdity. The word was originally used by the Greeks for mistakes in their language.
 

2 comments:

  1. Faux pas, I know! Well. Personally.

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  2. I haven't found one of your blogs that I don't enjoy yet! Lol.. a new word is a wonderful thing.

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