Definition of hypercorrection in English:

hypercorrection

nounhʌɪpəkəˈrɛkʃ(ə)nˌhaɪpərkəˈrɛkʃən

mass noun

The use of an erroneous word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as the use of I instead of me as a grammatical object (as in he invited my husband and I to lunch).
过分求正生错（对正确或权威形式作错误类推而引起的单词的错误拼写或发音，如把 Munich读作以轻音/ç/结尾，以为这是该城市的德语名）
Example sentencesExamples
- Haeri argues that this is a result of hypercorrection.
- It's interesting that everyone, prescriptivists and anti-prescriptivists alike, seems to think that hypercorrection is wrong, morally as well as logically.
- Committing such a hypercorrection in an anti-elitist discourse subverts the argument.
- Presaging modern spellchecker-generated errors, someone at the Times apparently committed an editorial hypercorrection.
- It's clearly not hypercorrection, since the move is away from a more standard variant.

Derivatives

hypercorrect

adjective

And not even Strunk would prefer ‘We the persons’ in this case, where the joke is a hypercorrect application of one of Strunk's little peeves.
Example sentencesExamples
- In cases like terlet, this produces a form which is not only hypercorrect, but also in fact non-existent in the more prestigious form of speech.

Definition of hypercorrection in US English:

hypercorrection

nounˌhaɪpərkəˈrɛkʃənˌhīpərkəˈrekSHən

The erroneous use of a word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as between you and I for the standard between you and me.
过分求正生错（对正确或权威形式作错误类推而引起的单词的错误拼写或发音，如把 Munich读作以轻音/ç/结尾，以为这是该城市的德语名）
Example sentencesExamples
- It's clearly not hypercorrection, since the move is away from a more standard variant.
- Presaging modern spellchecker-generated errors, someone at the Times apparently committed an editorial hypercorrection.
- Haeri argues that this is a result of hypercorrection.
- It's interesting that everyone, prescriptivists and anti-prescriptivists alike, seems to think that hypercorrection is wrong, morally as well as logically.
- Committing such a hypercorrection in an anti-elitist discourse subverts the argument.

词汇	hypercorrection
释义	Definition of hypercorrection in English: hypercorrection nounhʌɪpəkəˈrɛkʃ(ə)nˌhaɪpərkəˈrɛkʃən mass noun The use of an erroneous word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as the use of I instead of me as a grammatical object (as in he invited my husband and I to lunch). 过分求正生错（对正确或权威形式作错误类推而引起的单词的错误拼写或发音，如把 Munich读作以轻音/ç/结尾，以为这是该城市的德语名） Example sentencesExamples Haeri argues that this is a result of hypercorrection. It's interesting that everyone, prescriptivists and anti-prescriptivists alike, seems to think that hypercorrection is wrong, morally as well as logically. Committing such a hypercorrection in an anti-elitist discourse subverts the argument. Presaging modern spellchecker-generated errors, someone at the Times apparently committed an editorial hypercorrection. It's clearly not hypercorrection, since the move is away from a more standard variant. Derivatives hypercorrect adjective And not even Strunk would prefer ‘We the persons’ in this case, where the joke is a hypercorrect application of one of Strunk's little peeves. Example sentencesExamples In cases like terlet, this produces a form which is not only hypercorrect, but also in fact non-existent in the more prestigious form of speech. Definition of hypercorrection in US English: hypercorrection nounˌhaɪpərkəˈrɛkʃənˌhīpərkəˈrekSHən The erroneous use of a word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as between you and I for the standard between you and me. 过分求正生错（对正确或权威形式作错误类推而引起的单词的错误拼写或发音，如把 Munich读作以轻音/ç/结尾，以为这是该城市的德语名） Example sentencesExamples It's clearly not hypercorrection, since the move is away from a more standard variant. Presaging modern spellchecker-generated errors, someone at the Times apparently committed an editorial hypercorrection. Haeri argues that this is a result of hypercorrection. It's interesting that everyone, prescriptivists and anti-prescriptivists alike, seems to think that hypercorrection is wrong, morally as well as logically. Committing such a hypercorrection in an anti-elitist discourse subverts the argument.
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