slip of the pen in English

error in writing, mistake in writing

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1. In all the excitement the Registrar, Mrs Molly Croll, suffered a slip of the pen.

2. Allowing for the unfortunate slip of the pen by which "Batrachians" are substituted for "fresh-water polyps," how can we fail to admire the severity of the scientific method employed in reaching these interesting …