howler
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhaʊ.lər/ us/ˈhaʊ.lɚ/
(MISTAKE)
（尤指说话或写作中的）愚蠢的错误，明显的错误
a stupid and obvious mistake, especially in something that someone says or writes
I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of a howler. 我把她的名字叫成了他第一位妻子的名字，这个错误犯得有些愚蠢。
So far in the election, no candidate has committed a shocking howler.
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- Thanks to all readers alert enough to spot the howler.
- It avoids the embarrassing howlers that a press conference can create.
- Even those punctilious about punctuation can commit the odd grammatical howler.