Last Updated:2025/11/20

(transitive) To change (a word or phrase) to a nonstandard form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.

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(誤って)標準的な用法だと思い込んで、単語やフレーズを非標準的な形に変えること
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多くの規範主義者は一般的な口語表現を標準だと誤って信じて、非標準的で古風に聞こえる形に変えてしまう。

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participle present

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