ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLECISM
From Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikismos, from soloikos speaking incorrectly, from Soloi an Athenian colony of Cilicia where the inhabitants spoke a corrupt form of Greek.
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I like texting as much as the next kidult - and embrace it as yet more evidence, along with email, that we live now in the post-aural age, when an unsolicited phone call is, thankfully, becoming more and more understood to be an unspeakable social solecism, tantamount to an impertinent invasion of privacy.
In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary critics; it makes me suspect that they favour the word over the world it should describe. Such scribes fall victim too easily to the solecism of equating style with morality.
A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLECISM»
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solecism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
solecism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the ...
If 10010 0611 K000110711] is an example of an apparent—but—not—real
solecism, we may suppose that 011511] 8611 K000110111], when it is a
response to a query such as 11 10010;, might be a real—but—not—apparent
solecism.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Soleares" (plural of "sole ") is one of the most basic forms or "palos" of Flamenco music, probably originated around C diz or Seville in Andalusia, the most southern region of Spain.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Reading Assessment, Third Edition: A Primer for Teachers in ...
I was interested enough to put the book down and seek out a dictionary, where I
learned that a solecism is an error or mistake, specifically a breach of good
manners or a social blunder. I suppose if I had not used the dictionary I would
have ...
JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, 2014
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The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology
Seen as a kind of "malfunction" on the linguistic and socio- linguistic levels,
solecism acts as a reminder of the correct and corrective functions of linguistic
norms as descriptive and pedagogic tools which protect the language from
corruption ...
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Nox Philologiae: Aulus Gellius and the Fantasy of the Roman ...
of a solecism (5.20). Proteron let us linger with the hysteron. A Latin dictionary
will tell us that the Latin word soloecismus means σολοικισμός and that it also
means “solecism.”42 A Greek dictionary will tell us that σολοικισμός means “
solecism.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Generally, solecism means "a grammatical or syntactic error." Here it is close to
the literal sense: "It is no more a solecism to say 'immovable personal property'
than it is to say 'removable fixtures,' nor more contradicting than in the division of
...
We have said before what kind of thing 'solecism' is. It is possible both to commit
it, and to seem to do so without doing so, and to do so without seeming to do so.
Suppose, as Protagoras used to say that 'wrath' (μνις) and 'helmet' (πήλνξ) are ...
Aristotle, Roger Jones, 2012
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Keats, Narrative and Audience: The Posthumous Life of Writing
This is why narrative can be defined in terms of 'communication', as 'someone
telling someone else that something happened'.2 The unavoidable production of
audience by the very existence of narrative results in the Romantic solecism ...
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The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville
It is called solecism from the Cilicians, whocamefromthecitySoloe,
nowcalledPompeiopolis; when, while dwelling among other peoples, they mixed
theirownandotherlanguagesincorrectlyandincongru- ously, they gave their name
to solecism.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLECISM»
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solecism is used in the context of the following news items.
We all have to face up to death – but many of us are not very good at it
There's no more awful social solecism than accusing someone of being dead when they aren't. It's as if people might be insulted by the smallest hint that such a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Remembering Anzac Day: how Australia grieved in the early years
The journalist Guy Innes, despite the solecism of using the awkward 'withnesseth', wrote of the Anzacs being 'baptised by fire' who 'made fair Australia's honour ... «OUPblog, Apr 15»
The data is/are inconsistent
Language evolves. Yesterday's solecism may be acceptable usage today. But why different usage in the same article? The March 31 news article ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski, the designer bringing quiet femininity to …
This solecism was instantly pounced on by the journalists who rushed to interview her backstage. When I met her the following day in Hermès's HQ, where tea ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
The pleasures of riddling, Hitler's phone number and another BBC …
The pleasures of riddling, Hitler's phone number and another BBC solecism. Plus, why Churchill had no London home. by Stefan Buczacki Published 11 March, ... «New Statesman, Mar 15»
Prepare yourself for National Grammar Day
Item: You are not to describe any novelty or solecism in English usage as a threat to civilization. Climate change and Muslim and Christian theocrats threaten ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 15»
Burberry goes boho with intensely crafted collection
Kate Moss was six minutes late - a solecism that would have been grave were it not for the fact that Naomi Campbell arrived at least 15 minutes later. At least this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Oborne, the Telegraph and the sad death of quality journalism
Perhaps in the Guardian such a solecism might be understandable. But the Telegraph, remember, has been for generations the house journal of the Tory shires, ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
ATTENTION SETI scientists! It's TOO LATE: ALIENS will ATTACK in …
... they will surely do so at once under such a stimulus: in order to revenge themselves upon a civilisation which - unprovoked - would commit such a solecism. «The Register, Feb 15»
Classic Revisited: The Ritz Restaurant
... a contestant on The Apprentice, who was trying to feign nonchalance in the green velvet DJ that staff hand out to anyone who commits a dress-code solecism. «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
