20 Examples of Diction Vices

Diction vices

The diction vices or by word those incorrect forms of use of words that can generate confusion. For example: decheism, vulgarism, solecism.

Diction vices refer to violations of the proper use of language at any of its levels: phonetic, orthographic, morphological, syntactic or semantic. Construction vices are also included, which do not involve a single word but a larger structure, such as the sentence.

Types of diction vices

Examples of diction vices

Examples of diction vices are given below (including some constructional vices as well); the correct forms are indicated in parentheses.

1. Aujero (hole)
2. Electric Pocket Inhaler (pocket electric inhaler)
3. Excellent! You passed the exam. (you passed the exam)
4. I bought myself cough drops. (I bought cough drops)
5. He did it by chance. (he did it by chance)
6. Peas (chickpeas)
7. When Miguel met his secretary, he already had three children. (When Miguel met his secretary, he already had three children or When Miguel met his secretary, she already had three children, as appropriate).
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8. They made it very clear to him.They told him very clearly).
9. It seems to me that it will not rain. (It seems to me that it won't rain).
10. They rent the office with or without furniture. (They rent the office with or without furniture).
11. She did so on pain of arrest. (She did it under penalty of arrest).
12. His friend was kind of sad. (Her friend was kind of sad).
13. The noise and the light wake me up very early. (The noise and the light wake me up very early).
14. I told her that she didn't want to go out. (I told him I didn't want to go out).
15. Hopefully there are no problems. (I hope there are no problems).
16. I was not expecting anyone. (I was not expecting anyone).
17. TO roughly I think there were 200 people. (Roughly there would be 200 people).
18. There were more guests than chairs. (There were more guests than chairs).
19. The roast was terrific. (The asado was delicious).
20. My nephew's girls are too restless. (My nephew's girls are too restless).