Re: Laws 2017: erroneous & mistaken

A slightly modified version of a reply previously sent to Pekka:
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Hello Pekka

If your question relates to the issue of translation, then yes, I would 
treat the two terms as synonyms.

Both words can be found in the Laws of Duplicate Bridge for as far back 
as the 1963 edition; hence the appearance of one term as opposed to the 
other in a particular Law is not something new, but a continuation of 
past practice.

If one considers this from the most basic of perspectives, then 
'erroneous' and 'mistaken' are simply the adjectives of the 
corresponding words 'error' and 'mistake'.  Please also bear in mind 
when reading the Laws that the actual meaning of single words is not 
always absolute, but often contingent upon the context of usage.

Finally, you should also note that the term 'erroneous' is no longer 
used in the 2017 version of Law 46.

Regards
Laurie

On 13/04/2017 1:41 AM, Pekka Viitasalo wrote:
> 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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