hypercorrect
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hy·per·cor·rect
(hī'pər-kə-rĕkt') 
adj.
Of, relating to, or marked by hypercorrection.
hypercorrectly hy'per·cor·rect'ly adv.
hypercorrectness hy'per·cor·rect'ness n.
adj.
Of, relating to, or marked by hypercorrection.
hypercorrectly hy'per·cor·rect'ly adv.
hypercorrectness hy'per·cor·rect'ness n.
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hypercorrect
refers to a linguistic construction or pronunciation produced by mistaken analogy with standard usage out of a desire to be correct, such as "open widely" or "on behalf of my wife and I"; thus, hypercorrection
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