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Questions arising from error (real or perceived): solecism, malapropism, mondegreens, eggcorns, disputed usages, so-called "corruption", folk etymologies, but also requests for interpretation when the text in question arguably contains an error, and questions which stem from a misunderstanding. Do not use when an error has not been made: for example, "which is correct" questions arise from uncertainty, not error.
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Why "broke" and not "broken" in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
Because the phrase is not in standard English, it is in any of several dialects in which ain't broke is grammatical.
It is true that the phrase is often used by people who do not otherwise use such …
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What is the error called when two letters are mistakenly swapped?
Metathesis.
This word is most often used of swapping sounds, but the OED defines it as "The transposition of sounds or letters in a word, or (occas.) of whole words or syllables; the result of such a …
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