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popular mistake vs popular misapprehension

Both 'popular mistake' and 'popular misapprehension' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Popular mistake' is more commonly used and refers to a widely held incorrect belief or action. On the other hand, 'popular misapprehension' is less common and emphasizes a misunderstanding or misconception that is widely held.

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popular mistake

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a widely held incorrect belief or action.

This phrase is used to describe a mistake that is commonly made by many people or a misconception that is widely held.

Examples:

It's a popular mistake to believe that all snakes are dangerous.
Many people make the popular mistake of thinking that sugar causes hyperactivity in children.

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(*popular girl groups in the late 1990s) made mistakes before.
I just wanted to be, like, semi-popular, but I made a mistake, okay?
It follows, then, that we must not repeat our former mistakes; we have to talk to, and support, those Palestinian forces that enjoy majority popular support.

Alternatives:

common mistake
widespread misconception
common error

popular misapprehension

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It emphasizes a widely held misunderstanding or misconception.

This phrase is used to highlight a misconception or misunderstanding that is popular or widely believed.

Examples:

The idea that all bats are blind is a popular misapprehension.
There is a popular misapprehension that eating at night causes weight gain.

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It occurs to me that you are laboring under a fatal misapprehension.
I was never under that misapprehension, Sergeant.
You're labouring under the misapprehension...
This will help the patient in making an informed choice, and will avoid misapprehension and misunderstanding.
Madam President, I wish to clear up a misapprehension.
You are labouring under a misapprehension, Mr Posselt.
To infer, however, that relatively few irregularities occur where the Structural Funds are concerned would be to labour under a complete and utter misapprehension.
This fairly widespread misapprehension springs from the express exception for computer programs as such in the European Patent Convention and national statute law.
You're under a misapprehension if you think I had anything to do with that.
Well, I can see that I've been laboring under a misapprehension.
Dr. Huxley, you seem to be under some misapprehension.
I'd hate to think you're under any misapprehension about me or my family.
In my view, this would be a complete misapprehension, but it can be rectified.
Europe has not been naive enough to believe that it can bring democracy with tanks and bombs, even if certain Member States may have laboured under this misapprehension.
So clearly, there is a misapprehension of the nature of the project in my constituency.
This should help the patient in making an informed choice, and should avoid misapprehension and misunderstanding.
There's a widespread misapprehension that chaos is just somehow saying, the very familiar fact, that everything's complicated.
There's a troop of people downstairs who appear to be under the misapprehension there is to be a party here.
A small one, I grant you, but one mistake begets another until you are mired in confusion and misapprehension.
Obviously you have been speeding through things at an extraordinary rate and Mr Linkohr must have been under the misapprehension that he was not required until 10 p.m.

Alternatives:

common misunderstanding
widespread misconception
common misbelief

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