Correct and Lecture

Correct

Correct verb - Censure severely.

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Lecture and correct are semantically related. in scold topic. In some cases you can use "Lecture" instead a verb "Correct".

Lecture verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

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Correct and lecture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead a verb "Lecture".

behaviour	correct behaviour	lecture behaviour
people	correct people	lecture people
someone	correct someone	lecture someone
audience	correct audience	lecture audience
Other words: actions, teacher, anyone, students.

Mai-Otome is built on this trope, with an on-camera lecture devoted entirely to "the correct way to greet your master".

Source: Meido
While the device is ostensibly used to make the show seem balanced, it often has the opposite effect because the "correct" characters lecture the ball-carrier calmly, while he rants irrationally.

Source: Strawman Ball
In Stargate, Daniel Jackson gives a lecture on the Pyramids where his (correct) conclusions on their age are mocked and everyone abandons the talk before he's done, showing that he's a brilliant but unappreciated scientist.

Source: Establishing Character Moment / Live-Action Films

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