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| Both "blunder" and "error" would be correct in that sentence. |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 13:05 pm blunder vs error |
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Hi, LLewellyn
I guess the test creator made a terrible error (or blunder) while compiling the test ;) |
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 13:53 pm blunder vs error |
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Doesn't 'terrible mistake' sound more natural?
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 13:57 pm blunder vs error |
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| daemon99 wrote: |
| Doesn't 'terrible mistake' sound more natural? |
Yes. |
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 15:29 pm blunder vs error |
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| daemon99 wrote: |
| Doesn't 'terrible mistake' sound more natural? |
I agree that 'terrible mistake' would be a much more commonly used collocation.
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 16:48 pm blunder vs error |
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| Yankee wrote: |
I agree that 'terrible mistake' would be a much more commonly used collocation.
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It would:
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 16:54 pm blunder vs error |
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Not quite sure why you included search results for 'terrible burden'. Did you mean to write/search for 'terrible blunder'?
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| #10 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 16:54 pm blunder vs error |
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Terrible burden ??? :shock: What burdens you, Molly ? ;) |
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| #11 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 16:56 pm blunder vs error |
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| Yankee wrote: |
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Not quite sure why you included search results for 'terrible burden'. Did you mean to write/search for 'terrible blunder'?
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I was listening to Eric Burden at that mo'. :lol: |
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| #12 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 16:59 pm blunder vs error |
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My as*. :P |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
Hi, LLewellyn
I guess the test creator made a terrible error (or blunder) while compiling the test ;) |
As for me, I wonder whether that site has become partners with this site. :lol:
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