Soraismus
Encyclopedia
In rhetoric
, soraismus is the awkward use of different languages--often using a foreign term incorrectly or in an inappropriate situation.
Soraismus can also be used deliberately for humor.
Common use of soraismus can be found in Ebonics and "spanlish".
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
, soraismus is the awkward use of different languages--often using a foreign term incorrectly or in an inappropriate situation.
- Example (from http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/S/soraismus.htm): His raison d'être allows little quid pro quoQuid pro quoQuid pro quo most often means a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services. English speakers often use the term to mean "a favour for a favour" and the phrases with almost identical meaning include: "give and take", "tit for tat", "this for that", and "you scratch my back,...
with the hoi polloiHoi polloiHoi polloi , an expression meaning "the many", or in the strictest sense, "the majority" in Greek, is used in English to denote "the masses" or "the people", usually in a derogatory sense. Synonyms for "hoi polloi" include ".....
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Soraismus can also be used deliberately for humor.
Common use of soraismus can be found in Ebonics and "spanlish".