He was found to have breached Oxford City Council's code of conduct, but said he was misheard by witnesses.

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The actors, particularly Pine, read their short lines slowly, like people who live in fear of being misheard, but nothing they do improves communication.

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It makes fewer mistakes: no misheard orders or illegible trade tickets.

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You seem to imply -- and maybe I misheard -- that the leaks were a threat to national security, but that it would not impact foreign policy.

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He said Andy Pettitte misremembered, he misspoke, he misheard.

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Clemens denied the allegation, saying he was misheard.

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"I think Andy has misheard, " Clemens said.

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Maybe I've misheard you.

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