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Monox D. I-Fly
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24 December 2014 at 8:22am | IP Logged

Hey guys, just want to ask something. Is "miswriting" a valid word? Like as a gerrund for "miswrite". Also, is this sentence correct?

"We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured."

Thanks in advance.
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24 December 2014 at 1:27pm | IP Logged

Monox D. I-Fly wrote:

"We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured."

I'm not a native speaker, but I've never heard of the word "to miswrite". My dictionary doesn't know it either, so it seems to be wrong. Also, the correct verb in your sentence is "to apologize", while "apology" is a noun.
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24 December 2014 at 2:08pm | IP Logged

In my dictionary there is an entry for “miswrite”.

It is defined as a transitive verb meaning “To write incorrectly or carelessly”.

It also states that “miswriting” is what I have learned as “present participle” of
“miswrite”.

Reference: Collins’ and Webster’s dictionaries. However, I haven’t found any entry in my
Cambridge’s (3rd edition) and Oxford (8th edition) dictionaries.

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24 December 2014 at 3:39pm | IP Logged

You could say:

"We apologise for any mistakes or misprints."

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Monox D. I-Fly
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24 December 2014 at 6:20pm | IP Logged

OK, thank you. I still need much to learn.
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dampingwire
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24 December 2014 at 6:33pm | IP Logged

Monox D. I-Fly wrote:

Hey guys, just want to ask something. Is "miswriting" a valid
word? Like as a gerrund for "miswrite". Also, is this sentence correct?

"We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured."

Thanks in advance.

I don't think that I've ever heard "miswrite" but the
OED claims that it has been around since at least the
1500s.

Your sentence, however, will need some modifications:

Quote:

We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured.

"We apologise for any misprints that have occurred."

"apologize" not "apology"
Needs a "that".
"occured" is incorrect.

If you really want miswriting in there, then:

"We apologise for any miswritings or misprints that have occurred."

but it sounds "odd" to me.

Edited by dampingwire on 25 December 2014 at 8:48pm
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24 December 2014 at 8:27pm | IP Logged

What has all this to do with the tag synesthesia?
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Monox D. I-Fly
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25 December 2014 at 6:17pm | IP Logged

dampingwire wrote:

Monox D. I-Fly wrote:

Hey guys, just want to ask something. Is "miswriting" a valid
word? Like as a gerrund for "miswrite". Also, is this sentence correct?

"We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured."

Thanks in advance.

I don't think that I've ever heard "miswrite" but the
OED claims that it has been around since at least the
1500s.

Your sentence, however, will need some modifications:

Quote:

We apology for any miswritings/misprints occured.

"We apologise for any misprints that have occurred."

"apologise" not "apology"
Needs a "that".
"occured" is incorrect.

If you really want miswriting in there, then:

"We apologise for any miswritings or misprints that have occurred."

but it sounds "odd" to me.

Isn't "apology" a verb?

Cabaire wrote:

What has all this to do with the tag synesthesia?

I don't know, either. I wasn't the one who put the tag.

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