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Examples of misquotation
misquotation
This was a total misquotation and mischaracterization of what the Congressman said.
From the infowars.com
This misquotation in Italian press was reported here in Poland.
From the economist.com
Misquotation doesn't add to the argument or win you any points.
From the guardian.co.uk
Don't be put off by a misquotation which is then erroneously attributed to William Wordsworth.
From the newscientist.com
If you dislike the building then that's fair enough, but resorting to selective misquotation is just childish.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is a serious and offensive misquotation.
From the newscientist.com
The boldest form of misquotation is the wholesale fabrication, attributing words to movies in which nothing like them appeared.
From the nytimes.com
Finally, it deals with what Ahmadinejad said unfairly, by again deliberately misrepresenting his words through misquotation.
From the infowars.com
It also provides a check against misquotation, as it's easy for an attributed quote to be checked when the reference is available.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An incorrect quotation
- An inaccurate or incorrect quotation; also called "misquote". Like improper word conversions, many malapropism, spoonerism, and misquotations have acquired legitimacy; but their proper use by the knowledgeable writer is as idiom or irony. ...
