I stand corrected

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I stand corrected

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I was wrong. The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1055. No it wasn’t! Look in the textbook! Oh, sorry. I stand corrected—it was fought in 1066.
Similar: mea culpa, my bad · Opposite: I rest my case

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phrase I was wrong — see also stand corrected

Français	au temps pour moi, autant pour moi, mea culpa, je n'ai rien dit

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@misc{i_stand_corrected_2026,
  title = {I stand corrected},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/i%20stand%20corrected},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}