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How do you say “hypercorrection” in Vietnamese?

“Hypercorrection” in Vietnamese is siêu chỉnh (to hypercorrect).

Vietnamese words for “hypercorrection”

  • siêu chỉnhverb
    Hanoi [siəw˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ʂiw˧˧ cɨn˨˩˦]siêu level chỉnh dipping

    to hypercorrect

    for “hypercorrection” meaning: Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.

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