User talk:Cnilep/Archive/18 July 2011

User talk:Dannyman
I am not an academic. I was simply noting a commonplace cultural phenomenon on Wikipedia. If Wikipedia is not an appropriate resource to document cultural phenomena that have not been recognized, analysed, and published by The Academy, then I apologize for violating editorial standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dannyman (talk • contribs) 21:19, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I assume you are referring to this edit. There is certainly no need to apologize for a well-intended contribution. Auto-correction induced errors are a real thing, they are just not the same as hypercorrection. Cnilep (talk) 02:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

In the case I cited, I believe that this isn't mere auto-correction but true hypercorrection. People want to express the concept of "co-location" but if they type "colocate" the computer suggests that the correct spelling is "collocate". The user then naively adopts an incorrect spelling into their vocabulary based on their desire to maintain their social status. This seems like a perfectly valid contemporary example of the phenomenon of hypercorrection to me, and I thought I would share it with Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dannyman (talk • contribs) 23:01, 15 July 2011 (UTC)