solecism

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The grammatical solecism of the title isn’t the only vaguely—or not so vaguely—irksome element of “The Disappear,” a new play written and directed by Erica Schmidt being presented at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

There isn’t space here or time for me to list every solecism in the piece, so I will focus on some of the most egregious errors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Search online and you will not find an image of Prince Philip committing a style solecism.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021

An egregious linguistic solecism vitiated the otherwise well-written and informative March 5 news article “Ben Carson to leave HUD at end of Trump’s term.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019

A man so conventional, so scrupulously correct as the Director—and to commit so gross a solecism!

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley