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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a common fault" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a mistake or error that is frequently made by many people.
Example: "One of the most significant issues in writing is a common fault: failing to proofread for grammatical errors."
Alternatives: "a frequent mistake" or "a typical error".
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A common fault is lack of proper pruning.
"It's a common fault," says Jefferies, "and it causes problems with the subject that's been ignored".
The leakage is a common fault in the hydraulic system of the large forging hydraulic press.
In the design of reactive systems, this is a common fault which can be very subtle and hard to detect.
Rotor rubbing is a common fault of rotating machinery, and usually induced by other faults, such as bending, clearance, unbalance and so on.
If there is a common fault in productions of these works today, it lies in draping the mantle of high art over pieces that were conceived in no such terms.
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Sewell is making a common mistake in grafting the faults and flaws of Darwin the man onto Darwinian evolution.
For this purposes a set of common fault scenarios, which could appear during a normal PEMFC operation, is used as case study.
While there may also be specific biomechanical factors feeding into the tendinopathy, the research does not point to any common faults leading to problems in the achilles.
Traditional carpets have a separate reparation process, but on tufted carpets, missing pile, the most common fault, is stitched in by a portable "gun" operating a reciprocating needle.
(The prohibition against ending a sentence with a preposition stems, in part, from Dryden's attack on this "common fault" in Shakespeare and his contemporaries).
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