solecism (Meaning)

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solecism (n)

a socially awkward or tactless act

The candidate's solecism during the debate damaged his credibility.
Emily's use of "irregardless" in her speech was a glaring solecism.
The grammatical solecism in the article made it difficult to understand.
The misuse of the pronoun "they" in a singular context created a solecism.
The sentence contained multiple solecisms, making it incoherent.
The students were penalized for their solecisms in their essays.
The phrase "differ from" is often used incorrectly, resulting in a solecism.
The writer's frequent use of slang and colloquialisms led to solecisms in his formal report.
The speaker's misuse of the past tense created an unintentional solecism.
The solecism in the contract made it invalid because it misstated the parties' intent.

a socially awkward or tactless act

mistake, blunder,offence, indiscretion, error, gaff, incivility, familiarity, impropriety, miscue

courtesy, attention, formality, civility, civility, attention, gesture, courtesy,gesture, formality

The candidate's solecism during the debate damaged his credibility.

Emily's use of "irregardless" in her speech was a glaring solecism.

The grammatical solecism in the article made it difficult to understand.

The misuse of the pronoun "they" in a singular context created a solecism.