Misspoken vs Motto - What's the difference?
misspoken | motto |
(misspeak)
To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
(obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1
Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”}}
As a verb misspoken
is (misspeak).As a noun motto is
motto.misspoken
English
Verb
(head)misspeak
English
Verb
- He didn't say you were 'tired.' He said you were 'fired.' He misspoke or you misheard.
motto
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en-noun)- It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful.
citation, passage=“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”}}
