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soloikismos
Greek · ancient
"relating to the colony of Soloi"
named for Soloi, a Greek colony whose settlers were said to speak Greek poorly
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solecism
English · 1570s
"a grammatical mistake, or a breach of good manners"
settled as the word for a grammatical mistake or breach of etiquette
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