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Record 1 1986-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proper Usage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bon usage
OBS

Par contamination avec la locution de sens voisin "être en faute", on tend à dire être en tort plutôt que être dans son tort, comme l'exigerait le bon usage. Cette dérogation, quoique mineure, n'est pas à conseiller.

CONT

Il a dû payer les dommages puisqu'il était dans son tort.

Spanish

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