Slip Of The Tongue Meaning & Sentence Examples

Slip Of The Tongue Definition, Sentence Examples

SLIP OF THE TONGUE MEANING – Find out what slip of the tongue really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

A British man is said to have used a slip of the pen for the first time in the 1650s. He had expressed his undying love for Lady Catherine, his love interest, in a letter. When Lady Catherine showed him the letter, she discovered that he had signed it “Within Love” rather than “With Love,” and when she told him about it days later, he had laughed and said, “Oh, it was just a slip of the pen.”

The phrase was well received and spread, and years later, around 1725, its sister phrase “a slip of the tongue” started to gain popularity as people began to make mistakes while speaking as well as writing.

Slip Of The Tongue Meaning

an error in speaking in which the speaker says something unintentionally
an error in speech or writing
an unintended error in writing, such as poor word choice, spelling, or meaning
a slip-up that occurs when speaking, generally accidentally

Here are examples of sentences that use slip of the tongue:

Be careful talking to the teachers tomorrow; one slip of the tongue could get us into big trouble.
Slipping of the tongue may put you in trouble someday.
I called his girlfriend, my ex’s name. I hope he doesn’t take any slight, it was a slip of the tongue.
I had no intention of saying that to Philip, it was a slip of the tongue.

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