misquotation|misquotations in English

noun

['mɪskwəʊ'teɪʃn]

inexact or mistaken quotation, improper citatio

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1. That which we call A rose / By any other name would smell as sweet…” In fact, the line has become so ingrained in public consciousness, that a common misquotation reads “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And then there’s always 20th century poet Gertrude Stein’s contribution – “Rose is A rose is A rose is A rose.”