Mistake in Spanish 🇪🇸

Error – mistake

The Spanish word ‘error’ and the English word ‘error’ are cognates.

Obviously error can also mean mistake.

ERROR = MISTAKE

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error info.

Tips to remember the word ‘error’:

1. Associate ‘error’ with the symbol of an ‘X,’ often used to indicate something is wrong or incorrect.
2. Think of similar sounding words like ‘terror’ but without the ‘t’, and remember ‘terror’ often results from an ‘error’.
3. Link ‘error’ with ‘era’, as in a period of time, and imagine ‘an error marking an era’ to help the word stick.

Explanations:

– The word ‘error’ refers to a mistake or something that is incorrect. It is derived from the Latin word ‘errare,’ which means ‘to wander’ or ‘to stray.’

Other words that mean the same thing:

– Mistake
– Fault
– Oversight
– Blunder
– Miscalculation
– Inaccuracy
– Slip

Alternate meanings/slang:

– In sports slang, an ‘error’ could mean a misplay by a fielder in baseball that allows a batter to reach base or a base runner to advance.
– In computing, an ‘error’ often refers to a problem or issue in the code or operation of software.
– In legal terms, ‘error’ can mean a mistake made in a judicial proceeding that may be grounds for an appeal.

Examples of sentences that use ‘error’:

1. After reviewing the report, we found several errors that needed correction.
2. The computer program kept crashing due to an error in the code.
3. Realizing his error, he quickly apologized and tried to amend the situation.
4. The shortstop was charged with an error after fumbling the ball.
5. To err is human; to forgive, divine, which implies that making an error is a common human trait.

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