"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

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.
 
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  1. shabby girl13 October 2009 at 02:46

    Faux pas, I know! Well. Personally.

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  2. Unknown13 October 2009 at 18:42

    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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