Peter Harvey, linguist: Spanish hypercorrection of a loanword. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish hypercorrection of a loanword] Reference
Oh, the “who/whom” business is absolutely hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition] Reference
Ihad only thought of the hypercorrection of 'often' and so on. From Wordnik.com. [On imaginary pronunciations] Reference
I see what you mean, but I think that would be hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [Plurals of acronyms, abbreviations, initialisms and single letters] Reference
I wasn't suggesting that hypercorrection explains the origins of the usage. From Wordnik.com. [On imaginary pronunciations] Reference
And yes, if my hypothesis is right, this could be taken as a hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [On looking well] Reference
I suspect that we are dealing with that old and curious phenomenon, hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [4 posts from July 2007] Reference
Michelle Dulak Thomson: Oh, the “who/whom” business is absolutely hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition] Reference
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What you describe is what linguists refer to as “overcorrection” or “hypercorrection.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Against descriptivism and prescriptivism:] Reference
I'm not sure that hypercorrection is the explanation for "between you and I", at least not entirely. From Wordnik.com. [On imaginary pronunciations] Reference
But stablishment seems to be a case of hypercorrection that removes an e that really should be there. From Wordnik.com. [12 posts from February 2010] Reference
So perhaps even the explanation of this usage as being a hypercorrection is older than the mere 20 years Zwicky gives it. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: THE RECENCY ILLUSION.] Reference
If the usage was ‘very frequent’ 400 years ago, hypercorrection cannot really be the whole reason for its use nowadays. From Wordnik.com. [Between you and ?] Reference
Besides, “for Bob and I” is argued by some linguists to be hypercorrection and possibly not really part of the grammar. From Wordnik.com. [Whoever v. Whomever! Cases collide! Match of the Century! « Motivated Grammar] Reference
Reading through a column about hypercorrection by Paul Mulshine, I was struck by one supposed example of hypercorrection, the use of whomever for whoever. From Wordnik.com. [2009 October « Motivated Grammar] Reference
It seems certain words and phrases can become open to hypercorrection, prescriptivism, logical correction, that the majority of the vocabulary strongly resists. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: TIDAL WAVE.] Reference
I seem to remember some dusty English Language acquisition lessons and that kids have to go through hypercorrection “I did go” before settling on irregular verbs. From Wordnik.com. [lips inc] Reference
There are very few terms for states of mind about language - hypercorrection is one, when people over-compensate for an uncertain usage as in the case of between you and I. From Wordnik.com. [On imaginary pronunciations] Reference
It's possible that the spelling variant tōphus, alongside the other form tōfus, was introduced into Latin through hypercorrection and folk etymology with an imagined Greek source. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
It covers hypercorrection (and related issues) wonderfully. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
This Bache attributes to hypercorrection, triggered by corrections of PST. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
The classic example of hypercorrection is the use of "you and I" when "you and me" would actually be correct. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
One of my favorite examples of hypercorrection is the name of a dish consisting of cheese sauce over a slice of toast. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
Another well-worn example of hypercorrection is substituting "whom" for "who" in a sentence like "I need to call my wife, who I know is going to be upset.". From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
Part of the problem is that, given frequent enough exposure to a particular instance of hypercorrection, even people who should know better can become confused. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
If you eat like Bob and I, you will be healthy. is a hypercorrection (though still probably "right" in some people's personal hypercorrected dialects, e.g. the people answering above). From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
There are also cases of hypercorrection, when "if" clearly means whether: eg "?. From Wordnik.com. [On if and was/were] Reference
Spanish hypercorrection of a loanword. From Wordnik.com. [12 posts from February 2010] Reference
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"Like Bob and I" is a hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
There is no easy cure for hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
(3) comes from the pen of George Will, who Mulshine claims has engaged in a spot of hypercorrection; according to Mulshine, whomever ought to be whoever. From Wordnik.com. [2009 October « Motivated Grammar] Reference
A phenomenon known as hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
It’s always sounded to my like hypercorrection. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition] Reference
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