You saw (it) wrong.

[Ashraful Haque]

I know we say 'see/write/say/hear wrong' but my problem is the 'it' in the sentence. Do we say 'you probably heard wrong' or 'you probably hear it wrong?'

For example:
1) "You heard (it) wrong. He said he wants to kill you, not kiss you."
2) "There's no one over here. I think you saw wrong."
3) "I'm sorry if I mispronounced your name again. I don't know why I keep saying (it) wrong."

Pleas let me know if the 'it' necessary in the sentences. I'm pretty sure it is required in 3.

 

[GoesStation]

1) "It" is possible but not necessary.
2) The sentence doesn't work with or without "it".
3) "It" is required.

 

[emsr2d2]

I know we say 'see/write/say/hear wrong' but my problem is the 'it' in the sentence. Do we say 'You probably heard wrong' or 'You probably heard it wrong?'



Please let me know if the 'it' is necessary in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] those sentences. I'm pretty sure it is required in 3.

Note my corrections to the rest of your post above.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

1) "It" is possible but not necessary.
2) The sentence doesn't work with or without "it".
3) "It" is required.

1) Is it for every context?
2) Is 'you saw wrong' wrong then? I though you could use 'see/write/say/hear' wrong.
3) Is it ever correct to say 'I said wrong?'

 

[Tarheel]

"You heard wrong" is fairly common, but "You heard it wrong" is also possible.

 

[Tarheel]

"You saw wrong" doesn't work for me.
:-|

 

[Tarheel]

Possibly:

I'm sorry I mispronounced your name again. I'm sorry I keep getting it wrong.

 

[GoesStation]

1) "You heard (it) wrong. He said he wants to kill you, not kiss you."
2) "There's no one over here. I think you saw wrong."
3) "I'm sorry if I mispronounced your name again. I don't know why I keep saying (it) wrong."

1) "It" is possible but not necessary.
2) The sentence doesn't work with or without "it".
3) "It" is required.

1) Is it for every context?
Is it what? You need to say something like "Is it wrong for every context?" But now you need to tell me what "it" refers to. :-(

2) Is 'you saw wrong' wrong then? I though you could use 'see/write/say/hear' wrong.
Of those four verbs, only "hear" works without an object.

3) Is it ever correct to say 'I said wrong?' No.

x

 

[Ashraful Haque]

2) Is 'you saw wrong' wrong then? I though you could use 'see/write/say/hear' wrong.
Of those four verbs, only "hear" works without an object.x

Are all of these correct then:
1) I think I heard wrong.
2) I think I saw it wrong.
3) I think I wrote it wrong.
4) I think I heard wrong.

 

[Tarheel]

One and four are the same (both good). I don't know a reason, but as far as I know the others aren't used. (You could say I was mistaken or I made a mistake.)

 

[Tdol]

"You saw wrong" doesn't work for me.
:-|

Not most of the time, but it could work with some heavy intonation for me.

 

[emsr2d2]

"You saw wrong" doesn't work for me.
:-|

It's used in tennis sometimes when referring to a disputed line call.

Me: Out!
Opponent: What?
Me: It was out.
Opponent: Are you sure?
Me: I saw it [as] out.
Opponent: You saw wrong!

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I've never heard "I saw it wrong."

(And hope I never do!)

 

[Ashraful Haque]

One and four are the same (both good). I don't know a reason, but as far as I know the others aren't used. (You could say I was mistaken or I made a mistake.)

Sorry there was a mistake. Four should've been 'I think I said it wrong' which according to #2 is correct I guess.

Here are two clips I found about 'saw wrong.' Please let me if I should avoid the phrase.
[video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/7aa2d186-3d56-462c-99f0-3e52b203a098[/video] [video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/28f39354-69b3-40e8-8345-9bf448b4bae7[/video]

Here are two more clips about 'write wrong.' Again let me know if I should just avoid the phrase.
[video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/190d9165-609d-4deb-ae88-859377a6e536[/video] [video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f2fc1544-9e85-4291-bb6f-b6b9d8bd1466[/video]

 

[Tarheel]

If I was going to say it I would say, "You saw wrong." (I wouldn't say it the way that lady says it.) However, I'd probably say, "You're mistaken."

Instead of "You wrote it wrong" I'f probably say, "You made a mistake."

 

[Ashraful Haque]

If I was going to say it I would say, "You saw wrong." (I wouldn't say it the way that lady says it.) However, I'd probably say, "You're mistaken."

Instead of "You wrote it wrong" I'f probably say, "You made a mistake."

Got it.

I should avoid 'wrote it wrong' and say 'you made a mistake' or 'you wrote it incorrectly.' And instead of saying 'saw wrong' I should say 'You're mistaken.'

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Possibly:

I'm sorry I mispronounced your name again. I'm sorry I keep getting it wrong.

I was going through this post again and this phrase caught my eye. According to merriam dictionary it means 'to do, say, or understand something accurately or correctly.'
I can't understand how it can be used for mispronunciation.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you telling us that you found a definition of "I keep getting it wrong" that says "do, say or understand something accurately or correctly"? I find that completely bizarre. Please give us a link to the online version that says that or, if it's a physical dictionary, take a photo of the page and post it.

 

[GoesStation]

I was going through this post again and this phrase caught my eye. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it means 'to do, say, or understand something accurately or correctly.'
I can't understand how it can be used for mispronunciation.

It sounds like you found a definition for "get it". Look for a definition for "get (something) + adjective".

 

[emsr2d2]

"get it" can mean "understand it". It doesn't mean "do it" or "say it".