Gang : " Solipsism is the theory that the self is the only thing really existent while solecism is a violation of grammatical rules.
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However, such solecisms are sometimes not errors but intentional constructions in which the rules of grammar are bent by necessity or for stylistic effect.
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In'Autumn Journal'he commits the solecism of translating the Gaelic words " Sinn Fein " as ` Ourselves Alone '.
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Although the language is coarse and abounds in solecisms and " barbarisms ", making it difficult to read, it was copied in a skilled handwriting.
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It was criticised for containing a solecism where it described a girl as " laying down in Monte Carlo "-it meant " lying down ".
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Is it unique or almost unique ? ( This isn't the Language Desk, so I think I can get away with this solecism ).
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If the evidence is that a given set of discrete solecisms have become more commonplace, yes of course one can come up with such a set.
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Am I commiting a solecism and drawing universal hatred upon myself by creating them ? : ) Fabiform 06 : 52, 30 Jan 2004 ( UTC)
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Since " ten foot " is not an adjective, hyphenating it is a solecism . talk ) 18 : 45, 29 November 2015 ( UTC)
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Semantics is, after all, a slippery slope on which to stand firm, especially when one person's solecism might be another's profession.
