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I'm reading a story that takes place like 30 years ago, which I think could be
the only possible explanation of what I'm going ask. I often see this
structure : Verb stem+ になられる as below:

> これほどの大勢で書斎を物色したなど、当主様が知られたらどれほど **お怒りになられる** ことか

However, it seems that japanese people pretty much all agree on the fact that
this is a wrong usage of 尊敬語. Does that mean that although it was accepted
before, it is not anymore? Or was it always considered as wrong?
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grammar sonkeigo
Rules regarding 尊敬語 through history
Yes, this is called [二重敬語]{に・じゅう・けい・ご}. It is grammatically incorrect, but
sometimes/often(?) used. As with any language, what is "wrong" and "accepted"
evolves over time; varies by location, people groups; etc. (e.g.,
"irregardless" in English).

But technically it is incorrect. [Here is a quick
reference](http://japanesekeigo.webnode.jp/keigo/questions/nijuukeigo-double-
keigo/) for this pattern, but there are many other types of 二重敬語 as well
(research left to the reader).
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二重敬語 is grammatically correct. Since Japanese language began to be recorded in
somewhat forms, there have been no periods when people ceased to use it. When
something has used since old time and is still used today, you don't call it
ungrammatical.

On the other hand, there's misconception even among native speakers that it's
ungrammatical due to an administrative document that says 一般的に適切でないとされる
(generally considered not decent). In my opinion, however, this meant that you
should avoid use overly polite expressions in public speech for the sake of
kind of political correctness (otherwise it wouldn't make sense because it was
once officially used for imperial family member). In private speech, it's
irrelevant to begin with.
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