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confusing names #1 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2007 11:46 am   confusing names
 

Hi All,

I sent a mail somebody and wrote him that I reset the password for the user A (but in fact I did it for the user B)

Then he answered the mail saying it's user B who needs new password.

Then I told him that I know and I changed it for user B, I only ...

- confused the two names in my mail
- mixed up the two names in my mail
- muddled up the two names in my mail
- jumbled up the two names in my mail
- confound the names with each other in my mail
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confusing names #2 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2007 13:05 pm   confusing names
 

Hi,

I would use this one:

'muddled up the two names in my mail'

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