SOLECISM
(noun) a socially awkward or tactless act
synonyms : faux pas , gaffe , gaucherie , slipthey behaved as if they were fearful of commiting a faux pas -added by shivraj
President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics. -added by Administrator
He realized that he had committed an awful gaffe when he mispronounced her name. -added by nithi
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Mnemonics for solecism
(Tag: ) SHOLEYcism...when you think of hindi movie sholay,who comes in your mind???? GABBAR....everytime he used to make mistakes while speaking because of his rustic or wild accent....
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(Tag: ) look at it .......... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/539675960_6a35e68c73.jpg?v=0
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(Tag: ) solecism = so less lex - ism. Lexical is related to grammar as also in lexical anaylsis in a computer langauge.. so-less-lex-ism means more grammatical and awkward mistakes
added by shalnew
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(Tag: funny) It's a funny one...When someone's shoe sole comes out it is a social blunder...
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(Tag: ) solecism is like socialism and sole(soul; pronunciation is same)in it.so if u don't live with soul in society it is awkward.
added by arshnagpal
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(Tag: ) take the word "sole" from it...now imagine a hot blonde girl sleeping on parks bench alone(sole)..this is an awkward act...so solecism
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(Tag: ) SOcially or LExICally worthy of critiCISM = SOLECISM.
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(Tag: ) so(l)e(c)ism...interchange l and c...it sounds lyk socialism...but as u have interchanged them...both r opposites...!!!
added by sravan1411
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(Tag: ) Singing a SOLO when you are a bad singer is socially awkward.
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(Tag: ) rember the movie shol;ay...in it were many socially awkward acts.so solecicm=sholay+cism
added by mit006
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(Tag: ) Among racism and sexism, one of the major problems is lexism: judging people based on grammatical blunders (lexicon: vocabulary). Were you denied work because of your grammar mistakes? That's SO lexism...
added by rashtastic
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(Tag: ) so, deserving criticism...because it's wrong/flagrant
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(Tag: ) (also means grammatical mistake): I got an F on my paper but the professor's SOLE critiCISM was that I made one grammar mistake
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