misspoke

[Mitra584]

Dear to whom may it concern,
In this headline 'Romney says he 'misspoke' when talking about poor’, what does misspoke mean?
(Mitt Romney says he misspoke when he said he was not very concerned about poor people.)

Does it mean, he forgot to utter his sentence completely?
With the best regard
Mitra
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[Alan]

Hi Mitra,

Although this word goes back several hundred years to when it was first used, it does sound a little strange to me. It literally means to say something incorrectly as in a newsreader on the radio getting words muddled or confused. The meaning here is to state something that is incorrect.

Alan
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[Mitra584]

Dear Alan,
Thank you very much indeed.Would you please make some examples with misspoke for me?
Would you like to have some dessert?
Regards
Mitra
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[Mitra584]

Dear friend,
Till now there is no reminding about that via this site.
It is correct in writing. Would you please explain to me why it is not correct or common?
With the best regard
Mitra
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[Beeesneees]

Hello Mitra,

As it has been mentioned, perhaps now is the time to say that it is not usually considered correct to write 'dear to whom it may concern' and it seems quite strange to a native English speaker's eye/ear.

The standard is to write either:
Dear Sir, etc.
or
To whom it may concern (without the salutation 'dear').
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