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If this is an accurate quote, it's an odd example of what linguists call "hypercorrection" from Mr. President. He senses that the subjunctive is being used here ("his name not be mentioned"), but he screws it up. #sociolinguistics #hypercorrection
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Another day, another instance of Whom's Law of Hypercorrection, which I first stated here:
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/whoms-law-of-hypercorrection/#language #words #EnglishUsage #whom #grammar #hypercorrection #writing #WritingCommunity