The phrase "acknowledging an error" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of recognizing and admitting a mistake or fault in a situation.
Example: "The report was revised after acknowledging an error in the initial calculations."
Alternatives: "admitting a mistake" or "recognizing a fault."
Harwood posted a tweet two weeks ago acknowledging an error in his comparison of how the richest and poorest would fare.
In "a rare instance of Mrs. Clinton's acknowledging an error," writes Mr. Healy of The Times, in a second story, she admitted to the Philadelphia News editorial board that landing at a Bosnian airport in 1996 wasn't as dramatic as she previously described.
The backpedaling was a rare instance of Mrs. Clinton's acknowledging an error, and she did so on a sensitive issue: She has cited her "strength and experience" since the start of the presidential race, framing her 80 trips abroad as first lady as preparation for dealing with foreign affairs as president.
Beyond engendering trust, acknowledging an error and making amends can encourage greater openness throughout an organisation.
The Times reported on Jan . 2that Ward emailed the USOC's policy-making executive committee, maintaining he did "nothing wrong" but acknowledging an "error in judgment" and offered his "extreme regret" about the situation.
We also acknowledge an error in the specification of a utility function in our previous paper.
Mr. Allen took responsibility for the original ad and acknowledged an "error in the scripting".
Still, he would come to acknowledge an error in his email.
We also make allowances if the politician or interest group acknowledges an error was made.
After 25 minutes in the couple's home, the officials appeared to acknowledge an error had been made and retreated, leaving Qu terrified and Watkinson in tears.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acknowledged an error that was pointed out by a seventh-grade boy from West Hartford, Conn., in a 6th-century map of the Byzantine Empire.
