Interesting question to which you may get a different answer from a linguist or a lawyer, but it seems to me that in the context of the laws of bridge they mean the same thing. The differences between them are so subtle that I found it hard to think of any. I don’t think it would be correct to say “I was erroneous” but it would be fine to say “I was mistaken”. By contrast one could say “his answer was mistaken” or “his answer was erroneous”.
Now let’s see if any linguists tell me I’m mistaken!
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From: Pekka Viitasalo
Sent: 12 April 2017 16:49
To: Bridge Laws Discussion List
Subject: [BLML] Laws 2017: erroneous & mistaken
Hi all,
Are the words erroneous and mistaken used as synonyms in the laws or are there
some nuances between those two? Erroneus appears in Law 20 F and in index
pointing to Law 46B.
Best regards,
Pekka Viitasalo
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