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Common collocations with error in American Collocation

error noun

US /ˈerər/

serious

fatal
glaring
grave
gross
obvious
serious

Such a glaring error in style and grammar can cause a reader to switch off instantly.

not serious

minor
slight

I only spotted one or two minor errors in the whole essay.

basic or common

common
fundamental
schoolboy

Another common holiday error is overloading the car.

types of error

clerical
factual
grammatical
printing
spelling
tactical
typographical

As an editor, you are responsible for eliminating typographical errors.

by a person

driver
human
pilot

It was human error, due to the stress he was under.

unintentional

accidental
inadvertent
unintentional

The author apologizes for any inadvertent errors or omissions in the acknowledgements.

make or cause an error

cause
commit
generate
introduce
make

She realised she had made a grave error.

contain an error

contain

The text contained grammatical errors.

notice an error

detect
discover
encounter
identify
notice
realize
spot

This pilot fortunately realized his error.

correct an error

correct
rectify
remedy

Individuals are permitted to know what personal information is held about them and to correct any errors.

avoid errors

avoid
eliminate
minimize
prevent
reduce

This saves having to re-type everything and eliminates errors.

make an error worse

compound
repeat

They then compounded the error by telling customers that they were mistaken.