Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

error/mistake distinction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
er-ror/mis-take dis-tinc-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distinction drawn by some language teachers between an "error" (a mistaken belief that a given usage or construction is correct; or, an incorrect use resulting from such a belief) and "a mistake" (an accidental use of a usage or construction despite knowing that it is incorrect).

Inflected Forms

the error/mistake distinction (canonical)

Questions

What does error/mistake distinction mean?
The distinction drawn by some language teachers between an "error" (a mistaken belief that a given usage or construction is correct; or, an incorrect use resulting from such a belief) and "a mistake" (an accidental use of a usage or construction despite knowing that it is incorrect).

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