An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.
Source: tatoeba (1795)
Mistakes
/mɪˈsteɪks/
Synonyms for "mistakes" (17 found)
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Noun(8 words)
inaccuraciesmiscalculationmisconceptionmisidentifymisprintoversightspelling errortypographical error
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11 entriescalculation errorcommon mistakedata entry mistakefrequent mistakegrammatical errormajor mistakeserious mistakespelling mistakesystematic mistaketypographical errorunintentional mistake
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10 total sentences available.
Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes.
Source: tatoeba (1870)
Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers.
Source: tatoeba (1971)
James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
Source: tatoeba (1977)
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