hypercorrection
noun[CorU]
languagespecializeduk/ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈrek.ʃən/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈrek.ʃən/amistakein writing orspeechcausedby someonetryingto show that theyknowhow to uselanguagecorrectlyaccordingto theruleswhen infacttheformthat they are using iswrong:
（语法上的）矫枉过正Hypercorrection is alsoresponsiblefor things like the use of "whom"insteadof "who"wheneversomeonewantstosoundmorefancy.矫枉过正的情况还包括像用“whom”代替“who”来让自己听起来优雅一些。
I'm mostpedanticabout hypercorrections such as using "I" as anobjectin "you and I".我对矫枉过正的用法非常较真，比如在做宾语词组的“you and I"里用主格的“I”（而不是“me” ）。
- Thissortofphonetichypercorrection isfairlycommoninlanguage.
- Somemistakescome from hypercorrections.
- The use of "había cantado" canthusbeconsideredas aninstanceof hypercorrection.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- misspelling
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
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