Associations to the word «Hypercorrect»

Wiktionary

HYPERCORRECT, adjective. (grammar) incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage
HYPERCORRECT, verb. (transitive) To change (a word or phrase) to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery