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Hypercorrection

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over-application of a perceived rule of language-usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes through a misunderstanding of such rules that the form is more “correct”, standard, or otherwise preferable, often combined with a desire to appear formal or educated

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection

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