Sentence examples for wrong phrase from inspiring English sources

Or perhaps "simple matter" is the wrong phrase.

Should Mr Hammond mutter the wrong phrase on the radio it is not inconceivable that Mr Davis or Dr Fox could have resigned by the end of the week.

"I wouldn't like to say we can cope without Andrew Flintoff, because that's the wrong phrase, but we've got international quality players, and if he's not fit we'll pick 11 who are".

As is customary from my "oh here's a review!" posts, I'll merely highlight the nut graph, which is the wrong phrase to use here but whatever, but I'll also encourage you to read the whole thing.

If players respond to the wrong phrase, they lose money; only the first player to buzz in at the correct time wins and earns money.

Don't be discouraged if you make mistakes, even if people laugh when you mispronounce words or use the wrong phrases.

In a written response, he also said that even the definition of Israel Hayom as a newspaper was wrong; the phrase "printed material" would be more suitable.

Olmert's media adviser, Yaakov Galanti, labelled the claims "ridiculous". In a written response, he also said that even the definition of Israel Hayom as a newspaper was wrong; the phrase "printed material" would be more suitable.

But in the wrong hands, phrases can make prose more muddy than musical.

Do you tell others how and why they are wrong, using phrases such as You did it, or, It's your fault?

That's why you could say, "Cake is sweeter than bread," but there's nothing grammatically wrong with phrasing it "Cake is more sweet than bread". People don't seem to have much trouble identifying truly incorrect forms.