Pronunciation: /ˈsɑləˌsɪzəm/
noun a breach of good manners or etiquette; a socially awkward or tactless act
A1 She made a solecism by using the wrong fork at dinner.
A2 The teacher corrected the student's solecism in grammar during class.
B1 His solecism in pronunciation made it difficult to understand what he was saying.
B2 The politician's solecism in the debate cost him the election.
C1 The author's novel was criticized for its solecisms in historical accuracy.
C2 The professor's solecism during the lecture surprised his colleagues.
formal Using 'they' as a singular pronoun is considered a solecism in formal writing.
informal Making grammatical errors like that is a big solecism.
slang Don't be a solecism, dude.
figurative His lack of manners was a solecism in an otherwise elegant dinner party.
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