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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowed to be wrong" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express that someone has the permission or freedom to make mistakes or hold incorrect beliefs.
Example: "In this learning environment, everyone is allowed to be wrong, as it fosters growth and understanding."
Alternatives: "permitted to make mistakes" or "free to be incorrect".
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"We are allowed to be wrong," she said.
I mean we all have healthy egos, but people aren't going to be honest with you if you're not allowed to be wrong.
The operating assumption of sports has it that refs are never allowed to be wrong — a standard to which we rarely hold the players, and one to which we certainly never hold ourselves.
"We try to do everything by the book," he said Monday, after being asked why the bank went public so quickly with news of the trading loss, beginning with a hastily arranged conference call Mr. Dimon had with analysts on May 10. "You're allowed to be wrong," he added.
People must be allowed to be wrong in order to continually test what is right.
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You may feel that you're not allowed to be yourself, that you are wrong.
In Season 3, the people who were wrong were allowed to be actively smart (like Kat Dennings's role as a cynical heiress) and funny (as with B. J. Novak's portrayal of a demonic tech tycoon who ended up taking over ACN).
Speakers are allowed to be provocative, colorful, contradictory and wrong.
It is allowing ourselves to be wrong, to debate our view point, while connecting the insights we receive from various sources of information to get at the true core of the issue.
I try to be as flawed as possible and I allow myself to be wrong.
It does not allow you to be wrong, but for the right reasons.
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