US /baɪ mɪˈstek/
・UK /bai misˈteik/
we ended up in the middle of nowhere by mistake or
After driving for miles we ended up in the middle of nowhere by mistake.
And just by serendipity—and this is how science sometimes happens—a human being walked into the laboratory, I don't know if it was by mistake,
a human being walked in the laboratory, I don't know if it was by mistake
The guy pressed the button by mistake, and he was like, okay, let's rewrite the scene.
The guy pressed the button by mistake,
My mother, by mistake, put the number in the wrong place.
My mother, by mistake, put the number in the wrong place.
If you do another action, like say deselect your torus by mistake, it's gone, right?
If you do another action, like, say, deselect your Taurus by mistake, huh, it's gone, right?
But the critical question is, what if you swallow it by mistake?
But the critical question is: what if you swallow it by mistake?
by mistake? I usually, I usually leave the knife behind. Oh, I did. Ok, let's go ahead
Did I pick up the knife by mistake?
By mistake, I meant Las Vegas.
On the island of Murano, some 3,000 glassblowers are sating demand for a new, highly delicate and ornamented kind of glass. Part of the reason for the demand is that the glasses are extremely easy to break, any slightly rough handling of them and they shatter like a dry autumn leaf. The Venetian drinking glass is not fragile because of a deficiency or by mistake, it's not as if its maker was trying to make it tough and hardy and then stupidly ended up with something a child could snap. It is fragile and easily harmed as the consequence of a deliberate search for extreme delicacy. The underlying thesis is that it's the duty of civilisation to create environments where it's okay to be fragile. It's obvious the glass could easily be smashed, so it forces people, especially men, to use their fingers very tenderly. It teaches people that moderation is admirable and elegant, not just a tedious demand. It tells us that being careful is glamorous and exciting, even fashionable. It's a moral tale about gentleness, told by means of a drinking vessel. Venetian glass makes a big claim. Being mannered and civilised involves being aware of the effect of one's strength on others.
The Venetian drinking glass is not fragile because of a deficiency or by mistake.
I took one of Ross's bags by mistake, and one of mine is missing.
I took one of Ross's bags by mistake, and one of mine is missing.