commit+a+solecism
1Solecism — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Solecism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 solecism solecism Sgm: N 1 bad grammar bad grammar false grammar faulty grammar Sgm: N 1 slip of the pen slip of the pen slip of the tongue Sgm: N 1 lapsus linguae lapsus linguae… …
2solecise — solˈecize or solˈecise intransitive verb To commit a solecism or solecisms • • • Main Entry: ↑solecism …
3Solecize — Sol e*cize, v. i. [Gr. ?????.] To commit a solecism. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …
4Ecclesiastical Architecture — • All ecclesiastical architecture may be said to have been evolved from two distinct germ cells, the oblong and the circular chamber Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Architecture Ecclesiastic …
5green gown — obsolete an indication of unchastity in an unmarried woman On the eve of May Day, convention allowed the lads and lasses to spend all night in the woods, supposedly gathering flowers. During the night, many dresses were stained by the… …
6murder the queen's english — Use bad grammar, commit a solecism, break Priscian s head …
7solecize — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīz intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Greek soloikizein, from soloikos speaking incorrectly + izein ize : to use solecisms : commit a solecism …
8William Henry Harrison: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Thursday, March 4, 1841 Called from a retirement which I had supposed was to continue for the residue of my life to fill the chief executive office of this great and free nation, I appear before you, fellow citizens,… …
9Vulgar Latin — (in Latin, sermo vulgaris , folk speech ) is a blanket term covering the popular dialects and sociolects of the Latin language which diverged from each other in the early Middle Ages, evolving into the Romance languages by the 9th century. The… …
10History of Latin — Latin is a member of the family of Italic languages, and its alphabet, the Latin alphabet, emerged from the Old Italic alphabets, which in turn were derived from the Greek and Phoenician scripts. Latin was first brought to the Italian peninsula… …
