What is a Mis…. April 6, 2008

It came to my attention that someone needed another lesson in the English language. So the definition of Mistake follows. This person has recently posted as a main pic on his Myspace the following photo….

Now, if the act of marrying were the problem or you married someone that was say, a bitch or lets say a serial cheater… well then yeah, I can understand the pic. Actually I think I have every right to use the damn thing myself. But marriage itself wasn’t the problem, it was the dick head I married that was the problem. Marriage is a beautiful paring of two lives. But those two people, both of them, have to make a commitment that they are going to stick it out, through thick and thin, for better or for worse. And they also have to make a commitment to honor the vows that they took. To put their relationship above all other things including their own selfish needs of the flesh. When one of those two does not live up to their end of the bargin, well, things just don’t always work. The other person can try and hold things together but it only works for so long. Eventually, when one gives up, the other will eventually have to throw in the towel as well. Sad as it is. I don’t blame most people. Some just aren’t meant to be married. Some are to selfish or self centered. And it would help the rest of us out if those people would just stick to themselves… but that’s unlikely to happen anytime soon. I believe for the most part we are all good. People do bad things, it’s in our nature to do so. But we all have the free will to make that choice. What pisses me off is when they blame their choice on their circumstances. Not every person that is poor steals… not every person that is homeless begs for money… so don’t come to me and say “What did you expect me to do?” I expected you to have some honor and some decency, to live the life of a man with a pair, to do what was right, just because it’s F**ing right. The only mistake made in this relationship was me mistakenly believing you were a REAL man, that you gave a shit about anyone other than yourself, that you could be faithful for once in your life. Boy was I wrong!

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Yahoo.com Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) – Cite This Source – Share This

mis·take
Audio Help /mɪˈsteɪk/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[mi-steyk] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -took, -tak·en, -tak·ing.

–noun

1.	an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.

2.	a misunderstanding or misconception.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor.

4.	to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to be in error.

—Idiom

6.	and no mistake, for certain; surely: He’s an honorable person, and no mistake.

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[Origin: 1300–30; ME mistaken (v.) < ON mistaka to take in error. See mis-¹, take]

—Related forms

mis·tak·er, noun

mis·tak·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. inaccuracy, erratum, fault, oversight. Mistake, blunder, error, slip refer to deviations from right, accuracy, correctness, or truth. A mistake, grave or trivial, is caused by bad judgment or a disregard of rule or principle: It was a mistake to argue. A blunder is a careless, stupid, or gross mistake in action or speech, suggesting awkwardness, heedlessness, or ignorance: Through his blunder the message was lost. An error (often interchanged with mistake) is an unintentional wandering or deviation from accuracy, or right conduct: an error in addition. A slip is usually a minor mistake made through haste or carelessness: a slip of the tongue. 4. misconceive, misjudge, err.

—Antonyms 2. understanding.

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American Heritage Dictionary – Cite This Source – Share This

mis·take Audio Help (mĭ-stāk’) Pronunciation Key n. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness. A misconception or misunderstanding. v. mis·took (mĭ-stŏŏk’), mis·tak·en (mĭ-stā’kən), mis·tak·ing, mis·takes v. tr. To understand wrongly; misinterpret: mistook my politeness for friendliness. To recognize or identify incorrectly: He mistook her for her sister. v. intr. To make a mistake; err. [From Middle English mistaken, to misunderstand, from Old Norse mistaka, to take in error : mis-, wrongly; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots + taka, to take.] mis·tak’er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary – Cite This Source – Share This
mistake (v.)

c.1330, from O.N. mistaka “take in error, miscarry,” from mis- “wrongly” (see mis- (1)) + taka “take.” The noun is attested from 1638.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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mistake
noun
1.	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; “he made a bad mistake”; “she was quick to point out my errors”; “I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults”
2.	an understanding of something that is not correct; “he wasn’t going to admit his mistake”; “make no mistake about his intentions”; “there must be some misunderstanding–I don’t have a sister”
3.	part of a statement that is not correct; “the book was full of errors” [syn: error]
verb
1.	identify incorrectly; “Don’t mistake her for her twin sister”
2.	to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err]

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) – Cite This Source – Share This
mistake1 [miˈsteik] verb — past tense miˈstook [-ˈstuk]; past participle miˈstaken
(with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another
Example: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.