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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
| Autor: | PPAULO |
| E-mail: | não-disponível |
| Data: | 15/JAN/2015 11:11 AM |
| Assunto: | Down to |
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"Mistakes happen - although many don’t need to happen - and they’re not always down to human error." To my thinking in this context they may be interchangeable, however "error" has a more general ring to me. Plus, "a human error" would be a more trivial thing, but it can lead to serious consequences as well, if there´s a domino effect for example. A mistake is a more serious/important one. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/human+error The propensity for certain common mistakes by people; the making of an error as a natural result of being human. In the above sentence you can sense a grading of seriousness, "the making of error as a natural result of being human.", wich hints that errors are way more common (day-to-day) than mistakes. AND As for the "result of being human". Not for being human in itself, but for being subject to tiredness, sleepiness, hunger, not apt for bearing repetitive tasks for much time without losing focus, etc. http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=391025 Sometimes they can be interchangeable, though. |
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Down to – Intruder 13/JAN/2015, 2:51 PM 
Down to – PPAULO 15/JAN/2015, 11:11 AM