# hypercorrection

> non-standard language usage that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule

**Wikidata**: [Q493477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493477)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypercorrection


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013