common mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandmistake

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofcommonandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommon mistake

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Thecommonmistakeresulting from this translation error was for the cook to add both types of beans to the dish, a logical interpretation of the translation.
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By purporting to explicate natural causes, theircommonmistakehad been "to imagine" that "the operations" of "this or that body" "must flow" from their specific natures.
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Failure to do so has been acommonmistakein the past and it is right that we should grasp that problem now.
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Acommonmistakewhen finally involving computers in our work is simply to record what we have done before.
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Assuming that there are hawks and doves within that movement is acommonmistake.
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It is acommonmistaketo think just of that aspect when one is considering the matter.
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I think we also make a mistake, and it is acommonmistakewhich we all make, in placing too great reliance upon weekly figures or monthly figures.
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Acommonmistakeis to enclose the bread in an air-tight tin or to put it into containers which either are not ventilated or kept properly clean.
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It is acommonmistaketo believe that epimorphisms are either identical to surjections or that they are a better concept.
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However, because of the three-tiered foundation, it is acommonmistaketo believe that the pagoda has thirteen storeys.
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However, acommonmistakeis combining land and capital in macro-analysis.
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It is acommonmistaketo give physical time universal features.
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Acommonmistakeis to think of this last phase of the bad bank as a kind of investment company.
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Acommonmistakeoccurs when the given mode is thought of as major, given that the tonic chord is major.
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Acommonmistakemade when just looking at serum creatinine is the failure to account for muscle mass.
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Acommonmistakemade by amateur cryptographers is the assumption that because the method is secret, the cipher is secure.
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Colonna is also a firm believer in separation of enterprise (business) and the persona, which he notes to be acommonmistakeof entrepreneurs.
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