Hypercorrection vs Hypercorrect - What's the difference?
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(linguistics) The use of a nonstandard form due to a belief that it is more formal or more correct than the corresponding standard form.
(linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.
(grammar) incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage
To change (a word or phrase) to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 28, author=William Safire, title=And Now This, work=New York Times
, passage=I use reduplicate to mean redouble, though both words should mean quadruple, but English is funny that way, so hold off on the hypercorrecting gotcha! }}
Hypercorrect is a related term of hypercorrection.
Hypercorrection is a derived term of hypercorrect.
As a noun hypercorrection
is (linguistics) the use of a nonstandard form due to a belief that it is more formal or more correct than the corresponding standard form.As a adjective hypercorrect is
(grammar) incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.As a verb hypercorrect is
to change (a word or phrase) to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.hypercorrection
English
(wikipedia hypercorrection)Alternative forms
* hyper-correctionNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Since it is often a matter of some debate whether a given form is standard or correct, the use of the term hypercorrection is typically subjective.See also
* incorrection ----hypercorrect
English
(hypercorrection)Alternative forms
* hyper-correctAdjective
(en adjective)- The often exaggerated addition of /h/ before words like "out" in written Cockney is a hypercorrect affectation.
Derived terms
* hypercorrection, hyper-correction * hypercorrective, hyper-corrective * hypercorrectness, hyper-correctnessVerb
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