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slip of the pen



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"Just a slip of the pen, my dear."

From Time Magazine Archive

"A slip of the pen to the extent of half a column is good," said the Twin.

From When Patty Went to College by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)

Is not Bacon here a slip of the pen or press?

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

He was probably led into this slip of the pen by the manner in which S. P. O. R. had, in No. 73. p.

From Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

As for the place where the pulque was kept, it was a venial slip of the pen to call it a "wine-cellar," even if it was not below the ground.

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John




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