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The phrase "a common misapprehension" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a widely held but incorrect belief or understanding about a particular topic.
Example: "Many people believe that all fats are unhealthy; however, this is a common misapprehension that needs to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a widespread misconception" or "a frequent misunderstanding".
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This is a common misapprehension.
But without seeming churlish, I wish to clarify a common misapprehension.
13] contains a common misapprehension about the treatment of Marian Anderson in 1939 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Let's clear up a common misapprehension about viewing figures: we think Ann is the reason to watch Strictly, because that's why we all watch it.
Kerouac stated a common misapprehension many people held in that he was not consciously seeking to challenge America in any political way - unlike Burroughs and Ginsberg.
Ralph Bunche was a unassuming man -- he never bothered, for instance, to correct a common misapprehension that he was born in 1904.
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The most common misapprehension of Conte is to mistake his romanticism for sentimentality or conservatism; he is far more interesting and complex than that.
I endorse just about everything Simon Jenkins has to say about my adoptive homeland (Why mighty Yorkshire is another country in waiting, 9 May) except his all too common misapprehension that Yorkshire speakers "hate the definite article".
Let us put one common misapprehension to rest right away.
Along the way there have been common misapprehensions.
Such common misapprehensions are typical of the sort of looseness with the facts that makes David Whithorn's waxed red moustache bristle.
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