Diction vices

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• Types of diction vices
• Examples of 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.

• See also: Voseo, Yeísmo

Types of diction vices

• Vulgarisms. Mispronounce certain words by changing letters (additions, deletions, order changes) or accentuation. Sometimes, in addition to mispronouncing a word, it is misspelled. For example: diabetes (the correct is: diabetes).
• Barbarisms or foreigners.Use words from other languages ​​when there are equivalents in Spanish. For example: guevo, you went. (the correct is: egg, you went)
• Solecisms. Give rise to amphibology, that is, there are variable interpretations of what is expressed. For example, the inappropriate placement of adjectives within complex noun phrases, lack of agreement, alteration of the order of pronouns, alteration of the logical order of the sentence, inappropriate use of prepositions or adverbs, etc. For example: I don't remember (the correct is: I do not remember)
• Archaisms. Use old words, which have already fallen into disuse. For example: quasi, however, agora.
• Queísmo and dequeísmo. Delete or add unnecessarily the preposition “of” before the conjunction “that”. For example: I'm glad you're okay. (the correct is: I'm glad you're well)
• Cacophonies. Generate dissonances during pronunciation due to similar or identical syllables. For example: It seems to appear.
• Pleonasms and redundancies. Use more words than necessary. For example: go up.
• Fillets. Fill in the spaces of the conversation with unnecessary words. For example: this ... is that ...

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. That good! You passed the exam. (you passed the exam)
4. I bought myself cough drops. (I bought myself cough drops)
5. He did it by chance. (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).
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. He did so on pain of arrest. (He did it under penalty of arrest).
12. Her friend was kind of sad. (Her friend was half 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 him I 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).