Sentence examples for wrong on purpose from inspiring English sources

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(In case you're wondering, the official biography says, "Pronounced: bohn eevair; French for 'good winter' and spelled wrong on purpose").

"With manual forms, the guy could add up the expenses wrong on purpose and hope that nobody catches it," Mr. Bechara said.

Mr. Carnahan's older brother, Bob, 74, said yesterday that as a child the governor "just didn't do things that were wrong on purpose".

Neither culture nor geography can explain gaps between neighbouring American and Mexican cities, they argue, to say nothing of disparities between North and South Korea.They offer instead a striking diagnosis: some governments get it wrong on purpose.

All to say, I can understand why the cashier is being a bit of a dick to Tostitos Tyler, maybe even getting things wrong on purpose to see him throw a tantrum.

Just like in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," watch out for people translating wrong on purpose.

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Whatever the reason, note how very rarely the things people do wrong are "on purpose" things, and how often they're accidental or, even more often,something the other person regrets.

An artificial insemination clinic giving you the wrong sperm is bad -- your cousin giving you the wrong sperm on purpose is worse.

I realized that the mean kid gave me the wrong homework on purpose!

Like, keeping basic Freud in mind, did he unconsciously tell her the wrong address on purpose?

Both are examples of overturning ideas of scale, or putting things in the wrong boxes on purpose.

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