hypercorrect

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English - Turkish
{s} en doğru olan
{s} kesin doğru olan
hypercorrection
Yaygın bir dilbigisi yanlışından kaçınma niyeti ile doğru bir yapının yerine doğru olmayan hatalı bir yapının kullanılması.Örnek: "He invited my husband and İ to lunch." cümlesinde 'me' yerine kullanılmış olan 'İ'
English - English
incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage

The often exaggerated addition of /h/ before words like out in written Cockney is a hypercorrect affectation.

{s} excessively correct; characterized by hypercorrection
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A nonstandard form so used
hypercorrection
he use of an erroneous word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as the use of 'I' in "he invited my husband and I to lunch."
hypercorrection
{i} mistaken substitution of an incorrect form in place of a correct form with the intention of avoiding a common grammatical error (e.g. "to you and I" instead of "to you and me")
hypercorrection
The use of a nonstandard form due to a belief that it is more formal or more correct than the corresponding standard form
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