Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is guilty of a solecism or solecisms in language or behavior.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who commits a solecism.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who commits a solecism.

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Examples

  • For those of you who don't keep an eye on solecist. net, here's my current obsession: [Original on flickr: 'Some assembly required', or see the full photoset] It's been a good project; it has been at the far edge of my current skill level, and I know I didn't get everything right.

    We Blog A Lot 2008

  • I present Sarah Palin, who slept through the past eight years straight: [direct link to YouTube] I usually save the political stuff for solecist, but I look at her and think, if the Republicans win in November, the only thing keeping this kook from the presidency is the heart of a 70+ year-old man with a spotty health history.

    We Blog A Lot 2008

  • It means the photos won't syndicate on solecist. net, and I can control who sees them on flickr.

    domesticat.net 2008

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