The phrase "a general misconception" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a widely held but incorrect belief or idea about a particular topic.
Example: "Many people believe that eating carrots significantly improves eyesight, but this is a general misconception."
Alternatives: "a common misunderstanding" or "a widespread fallacy."
There's a general misconception that these chewy tapioca pearls are the bubbles – but they're not.
The three graduates all agreed there was a general misconception about disability and that this relays to how colleagues may perceive and treat them.
James H. De Cou, Le Vésinet, France Verdi's witches in Macbeth Regarding "A menacing but understated Macbeth" by George Loomis (Opera review, April 29): I believe there is a general misconception regarding the reviewer's characterization of the witches' music.
Yet, there is a general misconception about carbon accounting and its relevance to the industry and environment.
There is a general misconception that the severity of wind loads on a building is less if surrounded by other structures than the isolated condition.
There is a general misconception that Apple is strictly about consumer tools, but the fact is that the company has a big presence in the enterprise just by the sheer number of iPhones and iPads in the business world.
The extent to which the common cancers are heritable is a further area of general misconception.
Despite general misconception that Latinos are conservative when it comes to gay marriage, a study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that 59percentt of U.S. Latinos say homosexuality should be accepted by society.
Her tieup with Sloanes has resulted in one general misconception.
After the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Nesselrode, who had restrained Nicholas from intervening in the French revolutions of 1830 and 1848, suggested that Russia aid Austria in suppressing it; this act not only crushed the Hungarian rebels but also contributed to the general misconception that Russia was the most powerful nation in Europe.
"There's this general misconception that replication is this activity for low-level academics, but actually it's what the best people do".
