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The phrase "at the wrong poster" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey being at the incorrect location or referring to an incorrect advertisement, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "I ended up at the wrong poster, thinking it was the right event."
Alternatives: "at the wrong location" or "at the incorrect sign".
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Thankfully, I'm looking at the wrong poster.
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The names of BMX star Shanaze Reade and Paralympic longjumper Stefanie Reid were mistakenly pasted on the wrong posters at London's Paddington station.
We've all seen the sensational headlines about people winding up dead because they trusted the wrong Craigslist poster.
We are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This is the wrong approach at the wrong time.
They're the wrong age at the wrong time.
We went to the wrong show at the wrong time.
The right thing at the wrong time or in the wrong way is the wrong thing.
Simply put, I was in the wrong place with the wrong people at the wrong time.
You were aiming at the wrong target.
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