The phrase "wrong dictionary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where the wrong dictionary has been used or consulted for a particular word or phrase. Example: "I couldn't find the meaning of the word 'obfuscate' in the dictionary. Then I realized I had been using the wrong dictionary all along."
The broadcaster revealed that the wrong electronic dictionary had been used - enabling the stenographer to create subtitles at speed.
In order to reduce the interference, the module corrects the misspelled words by using the wrong words dictionary of tweets.
Don't get me wrong: I like dictionaries, including several that I consult online and most of the 11 that are sitting within arm's reach as I write this.
As it happens, that's wrong: very old dictionaries defined inflation as a rise in money and/or credit, but the modern usage is, of course, a rise in prices.
It's both, and that's why the dictionary is wrong.
"In certain kinds of music, the slang is a very big part of the music and how people connect with it, so it would be wrong to follow the dictionary written by someone who decides what does and doesn't count as English," he said.
"Ratchet" is a mostly uncomplimentary slang term (look it up on Urban Dictionary), and the wrong DIY tool for this crowd in any case.
Which brings us to the one thing that is certainly wrong here: the Harrap French dictionary and the Larousse bible of gastronomy agree that "croque-monsieur" definitely takes a hyphen.
Though the term is occasionally used synonymously with "hack" ("a lawyer who throws out any and all arguments, even blatantly wrong ones," according to Urban Dictionary), jailhouse lawyers have been at the heart of several key legal victories: the right to an attorney, the right to be protected from abuse by other prisoners and by guards, and the right to free exercise of religion.
Wrong type of language: computer dictionaries censor the politically incorrect.
