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wotd: solecism

solecism \SOL-uh-siz-uhm\, noun:
  1. A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech.
  2. A breach of good manners or etiquette.
  3. Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.
I called in the boys for dinner. Jack bounced in, all Jack-peppy and tall, to wash his hands at the sink. "What are we having?"

"Cheese ravioli with meatballs," I told him.

"Oh! Chef Boyar Deen?" As if Chef Boyar Deen was Paula Deen's great grandfather.

"No. Rosetto's."

He ate it up anyway.

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