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I can be wrong vs I could be wrong

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I can be wrong' is used to express a general possibility of being wrong. 'I could be wrong' is used to express a more tentative or polite possibility of being wrong.

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I can be wrong

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a general possibility of being wrong.

This phrase is used to acknowledge the possibility of making a mistake or being incorrect in a straightforward manner.

Examples:

I can be wrong sometimes, so please double-check my work.
It's important to remember that I can be wrong about things too.

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"That's the only job that I can be wrong every day and not get fired".
He said: "Well, I'm working to be Meteorologist." "That's the only job that I can be wrong every day and not get fired."
I accept the criticisms, I can even admit that I can be wrong.
How can I be wrong about the thyroid but right about the accident?
How can I be right and wrong?
Well, I guess you can be wrong, can't you, sir?
How can I be the wrong Alice when this is my dream?
I did, but for once, I can say I'm thrilled to be wrong.
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority agrees.
It would be wrong to take excessively quick and thus wrong decisions.
Men will always be wrong, and never so wrong as when they decide what's right and wrong.
I could be wrong. I... Got to be wrong.
And because you leaving for all the wrong reasons would be wrong in so reasons would be wrong in so many ways.
Although much was said with which I can agree and little with which I would disagree, it would be wrong of me to finish my remarks without signalling out for disagreement the observation of Mr Gollnisch on trade.
One part of the story must be wrong.
This is a prediction. I might be wrong.
I can't be wrong about you.
It's double coded, or the settings must be wrong.
Charlie's time line could be wrong.
I felt that stopping at this juncture would be wrong.

Alternatives:

I might be wrong
I may be wrong
I could be mistaken

I could be wrong

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a more tentative or polite possibility of being wrong.

This phrase is used when expressing doubt or uncertainty about one's correctness in a more polite or tentative manner.

Examples:

I could be wrong, but I think we should consider another approach.
Could I be wrong about this? Let's discuss it further.

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I could be wrong, but I sense that David's finally looking to settle down.
Course, I could be wrong, but I don't think so.
I could be wrong, but it looks like two girls.
Harry, I could be wrong, but I think they expect you to say something here.
I could be wrong about all that other stuff.
For those who have met Tommy, I bet they prefer girls. I could be wrong there.
Or I could be wrong, and two months of engineering Just went down the drain.
I could be wrong, but it's happened at least once.
And I could be wrong, I don't know, but I wish you would come tomorrow.
I could be wrong... but I think that's none of your business.
I could be wrong, Roseanna, but I think the oxygen to your brain is getting cut off by your pantyhose.
Master, I could be wrong, but that may not be the best way to win the girl's affections.
You know, I could be wrong, But I think they call that self-medicating.
I could be wrong, but I should like to hear from the Commissioner what specific measures have been taken.
That is how it appears to me, though I could be wrong.
but I'm so hungry, I could be wrong.
I could be wrong, but Lamb strikes me as a man who would rather see the ship sink with everyone in it than give up the helm.
I think I know you pretty well, and I don't think you are, but I could be wrong.
You know, I could be wrong, it's rare, but you don't look happy.
I could be wrong, but I believe Odysseus is told that in order to continue on his path, to pass Scylla, it'll require the sacrifice of six of his men.

Alternatives:

I might be wrong
I may be wrong
I can be mistaken

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