Suchen
slip of the ear
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Verrutschen des Ohres
a mishearing or misinterpretation of speech or sound due to perceptual or cognitive factors
Beispiel
The misquoted statistics in the article were due to a slip of the ear on the reporter's part during the interview.
I know you said 10 PM, but there was a slip of the ear on my part because I wrote down 7 PM instead.
The siblings misunderstood each other due to a mutual slip of the ear during their phone conversation.
