Solecism

Not to be confused with Solipsism.

A solecism is a phrase that transgresses the rules of grammar.[1] The term is often used in the context of linguistic prescription; it also occurs descriptively in the context of a lack of idiomaticness.

  1. ^ Bryan A Garner (2001). A dictionary of modern legal usage. Oxford University Press. p. 816. ISBN 978-0-19-514236-5. Retrieved 20 May 2013.