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- noun Plural form of
misquotation .
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Examples
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You’re not contributing much here except to play with an anonymous commenter who clearly has you pinned on the field; you haven’t made any yardage since that Blood Crips quote effectively stumped the argument that the misquotations are the sole cause of Rush’s poor reputation and inclination by the owners not to let himin.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Limbaugh Have a Libel Suit Against CNN? 2009
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But some simplified misquotations lose their original flavour.
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The great champion of misquotations was the 20th-century biographer Hesketh Pearson.
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Some misquotations, though possibly weaker in content, sound better: such as "Possession is nine points of the law" in place of Colley Cibber's "Possession is 11 points in the law".
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Oh, the Ferry fiasco could have been my finest hour, with the Queen in mourning, Yankee politicos declaiming three-hour tributes full of ten-dollar words and Latin misquotations (not Lincoln, though; he knew me too well), a memorial service in the Rugby chapel, the Hay-market brothels closed in respect, old comrades looking stern and noble ...
THE NUMBERS 2010
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Ike quoted the Bible at staff meetings and corrected misquotations.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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Ike quoted the Bible at staff meetings and corrected misquotations.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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Ike quoted the Bible at staff meetings and corrected misquotations.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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Misquotations by reporters are commonplace, and it seems quite reasonable for a speaker to try to prevent such misquotations.
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Misquotations by reporters are commonplace, and it seems quite reasonable for a speaker to try to prevent such misquotations.
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