misquotation
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Origin of misquotation
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The fact-check flagged a misquotation that should have been rendered as a paraphrase.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
O’Brien’s conversation often turns to literary quotation—and, at times, to lively misquotation.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
In the book, Mr. Sullivan offers 10 common “mechanisms” that he says lead to misquotation and incorrect attribution.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
By breaking the rule, Scalia had brought the misquotation on himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2016
When I have found myself misled either by imperfection of knowledge or of memory, or by too much confidence in a generally trustworthy guide, I have silently corrected the misquotation or readily repaired the error.
From A Study of Shakespeare by Edmund Gosse
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