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Discover Ludwig"careless error" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when someone has made a mistake due to not paying attention. For example: "He made a careless error in his calculation that cost him the job."
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Google said the violation was the result of a "careless error".
He was determined not to let a careless error of judgment distract from a triumphant occasion.
His failure to avoid the water was a careless error, something he found hard to tolerate.
The notion of this as a "glitch" or careless error is a tough pill to swallow.
I had two wrong answers on the math part of the exam (the other was a careless error).
Ambrose was contrite in his reply dated Sept. 26, 1970: "It was a careless error.
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Then there are the careless errors.
Then the Magic disintegrated behind a wave of missed free throws, turnovers and careless errors.
In later editions the author's intentions can be obscured by careless errors or misinterpretations.
When Barcelona sat back, Atlético's Sergio Agüero and Diego Forlán punished its careless errors to make it 4-2.
Others at the symposium worried, however, that the decision might have encouraged sloppy journalism by insulating careless errors from liability.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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