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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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Last updated: August 14, 2024

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.
  • Or do i understand it wrong and there is some use for the user groups and it is possible to define flow? Thanks. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edit-flow/.
  • Or do I understand it wrong? data.txt.zip 517 bytes No security policy violations found. The file was last scanned 2 months ago. 60 Views; Tags: ...
  • Sep 3, 2014 ... On the one hand I understand it's wrong. My wife went jogging with a friend once, both had mace but she was attacked anyways (thankfully she ...
  • Do i understand it wrong. I intepretate the setting you suggest that the job will run every day at 1 a.m.. Nevertheless i tried it and it is not working.

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.
  • (Maybe I understand it wrongly?) Can I ask what is the recommended way to not have these? Many thanks for your time,. -Johan. Offline ...
  • Are you saying that goldengate 10.2 will not work with oracle 11.2.0.4? Please correct me if I understand it wrongly. Thanks. Ashish. Like Show ...
  • Please correct me if I understand it wrongly from your replies. Thanks for the explanation. P.S. I gave a 5 stars review, it hopes it helps abit in some way :). AITpro
  • ... I understand this as I outline above. Thus either I understand it wrongly, or there is something utterly wrong in the default text only installation.

Alternatives:

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

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