The phrase "awkward error" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a mistake that is clumsy or uncomfortable in nature, often in a context where the error is noticeable or embarrassing.
Example: "During the presentation, I made an awkward error when I mispronounced the company's name, leaving everyone in the room momentarily silent."
Alternatives: "clumsy mistake" or "embarrassing blunder".
Vardy struck when Brede Hangeland's awkward error allowed Riyad Mahrez to play him in to dink the ball over Wayne Hennessey and run round the other side to be sure.
As AmericaBlog points out, Coke's South African "Share-A-Coke" website, which lets users personalize a virtual can of Coke, and has apparently been a big success for the company, gives an awkward error message if you try to type the word "gay".
Know the differences to avoid awkward errors or unneeded effort on your part.
The appeals process presents the original defence lawyer with an awkward choice: admitting error might help save the client's life, but at cost to the lawyer's reputation.
3) The manuscript needs to be edited heavily for typographical errors, awkward phrasing, incomplete experimental methods and claims that exceed the data.
Typos: We have revised the listed typos, grammatical errors and awkward phrases, and attempted to revise similar errors and other statements that might be viewed as awkward.
The whole first paragraph, for example, complete with a glaring error (that awkward juxtaposition of "works books"), comes right from an essay that can be found on www.essays.cc/free-essays/c2/wujj213 www.essays.cc/free-essays/c2/wujj213passages.shtml
He has often appeared awkward and made unforced errors.
In any mixed family, people tell stories ranging from Ms. Wang's comedy of errors to awkward moments and ugly slights that testify to a city that is less racially sophisticated than its image.
Serena leads their series, 8-7, but many of their encounters have been error-filled, awkward affairs in which neither the crowd nor the combatants were able to give full throat to their emotions.
Look for grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, and awkward sentences.
