Phil in SF quoted His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #1)
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise …
"Nitidys will fret if he is left alone, you see, so Warren thinks it much better if he does not leave him," was all the explanation he offered, made to Gardner very cheerfully; he seemed unconscious of the deep solecism he was committing.
— His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #1) (70%)
new vocabulary: solecism
• a grammatical mistake in speech or writing. • a breach of good manners; an instance of incorrect behavior.