In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISSPEAK
mispronounce, misspeak
(verb) pronounce a word incorrectly; “She mispronounces many Latinate words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misspeak (third-person singular simple present misspeaks, present participle misspeaking, simple past misspoke, past participle misspoken)
(ambitransitive, chiefly, US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*speak", v. i.
Definition: To err in speaking.
Mis*speak", v. t.
Definition: To utter wrongly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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