Translations for „misquotation“ in the English » German Dictionary

mis·quo·ta·tion [ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃən, Am -kwoʊˈ-] N

1. misquotation no pl (quoting incorrectly):

misquotation

falsches [o. unrichtiges] Zitieren

2. misquotation (incorrect quotation):

misquotation

falsch [o. unrichtig] wiedergegebenes Zitat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also provides a check against misquotation, as it's easy for an attributed quote to be checked when the reference is available.

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This is a popular misquotation.

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Deliberate misquotation is also common, though this often goes unnoticed, usually because the misquotation is better known or because the misquotation better fits a situation.

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This type of misquotation is not unusual.

www.cbc.ca

The misquotation became an infamous saying in germany and has been target of kabaret and hostilities for years.

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The publishers apologised for this misquotation, confirmed that it would not be repeated, and agreed to place a corrigendum in any further copies of the book.

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It is tellingly mealy-mouthed self-serving political misquotation.

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

This is not a quote that can be characterised as misquotation; it is outright complete fabrication.

www.ghanaweb.com

She seems convolutely (and sometimes inarticulately) careful about what she is saying, and to whom, is because she is terrified of misquotation.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

It's a slight misquotation, but the idea that we should be able to avoid making the same mistakes by studying the past is undeniably attractive.

www.independent.co.uk