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I understand it wrong. vs I understand it wrongly.

Both sentences are correct, but they are found in different contexts. 'I understand it wrong' is more commonly used in informal spoken English, while 'I understand it wrongly' is more formal and less common in everyday conversation.
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I understand it wrong.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal spoken English.

This phrase is used to express that someone has misunderstood something. It is more commonly used in informal settings.

Examples:

  • I thought the meeting was at 2 p.m., but I understand it wrong. It's actually at 3 p.m.
  • Oct 22, 2023 ... Pls tell me i understand it wrong. Rules Question. r/OnePieceTCG ...
  • Jul 20, 2024 ... Did I understand it wrong, or did "Charles" called in the pilot "Karen", as the indians were there at the "Ingalls-Land"?
  • Aug 9, 2023 ... Am I the only one upset about how they gave the least discounts to older users or did I understand it wrong? You're telling me people that ...
  • Mar 20, 2021 ... ... wizard-is-op-or-do-i-understand-it-wrong Date: Tue Oct 22 2024 17:00:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Request: POST /api/vcm/14-102525.
  • Apr 28, 2022 ... why doesn't alignment work? or did i understand it wrong ?
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... Is that correct, or do I understand it wrong? Getting Cwicly on WordPress.org seems like a watershed event. It is a pretty exciting prospect ...
  • Sep 20, 2024 ... I understand it's wrong, but as a person who hates public restrooms, I understand. 1 mo. 75. Cletus Traylorparque. Mariah Jo then you'd also ...
  • Jan 12, 2019 ... I'm not sure what would be wrong to be honest (or I understand it wrong). Can you open a support call to let our support engineers have a ...
  • Jun 21, 2021 ... I understand it's wrong but walls are up and no way to fix. Thx in advance. Dennis Alwon. Moderator. Staff member. Location: Chapel ...
  • Nov 3, 2017 ... Or maybe I understand it wrong :slight_smile: slbaumgartner November 3, 2017, 12:58pm 7. There are many small errors in your model. For ...

Alternatives:

  • I misunderstood it.
  • I got it wrong.
  • I didn't understand it correctly.

I understand it wrongly.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in everyday conversation. It is more formal than 'I understand it wrong.'

This phrase is also used to express a misunderstanding, but it is more formal and less common in informal settings.

Examples:

  • The instructions were unclear, so I understand it wrongly.
  • Aug 6, 2018 ... Unless I understand it wrongly, the information you have received is pretty much wrong. One you create a job, you can always add or remove ...
  • Aug 20, 2024 ... Previous Photoshop versions apparently offered JavaScript this functionality. Am I understand it wrongly? Thank you! TOPICS. macOS.
  • Jan 18, 2024 ... Is this true, or did I understand it wrongly? If it is true, then this is a 100% no-go. Answer · Watch · Like Be the first to like this. Share.
  • Aug 20, 2024 ... ... JavaScript this functionality. Am I understand it wrongly? Thank you! TOPICS. macOS. Views. 2.9K. Translate. Translate. Report. Report.
  • Mar 26, 2023 ... This is what you want, or did I understand it wrongly? Toaster2-0 (Toaster2 0) March 27, 2023, 2:10pm 5. No, I want to aggregate the buckets ...
  • Mar 4, 2021 ... I think I understand it wrongly. Can anyone please clarify what this really means? And how to achieve this? Any help would be great ...
  • 2 days ago ... ... + Google sign-in authenticator, cookies, etc. Do I understand it wrongly or am I worrying too much? Upvote 9. Downvote 17 Go to comments
  • Oct 25, 2022 ... I'm new to Cypress, so maybe I understand it wrongly, but I think there is difference between loop inside it and outside it: it inside the ...
  • Jun 12, 2023 ... Let me first briefly summarize the plot, just in case I understand it wrongly in the first place. Henry, Sherlock, and John went to the ...
  • Mar 21, 2019 ... Or do I understand it wrongly ? Many thanks guys for your time and for your help … Greetings,. Wurzelseppi. Wurzelseppi April 4, 2019, 9:58am ...

Alternatives:

  • I misunderstood it.
  • I got it wrong.
  • I didn't understand it correctly.

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