slip of the pen

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Amistakeinhandwriting;(loosely)any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.Synonyms:lapsus calami,lapsus plumæCoordinate terms:slip of the tongue,lapsus linguaeNear-synonyms:writo;misprint;miswriting;typo1961December, “New reading on railways: The South Eastern & Chatham Railway. By O. S. Nock”, inTrains Illustrated, page768:There are one or twoslips of the pen—L.S.W.R. trains did not runthroughLudgate Hill, for instance—[...].

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