"Get the wrong end of the stick" - What does this phrase mean? - It's time to Learn English

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Do you ever
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get the wrong end of the stick?
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It is something that can happen quite often in life,
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especially when two
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people are not communicating clearly.
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You might not understand completely what that person
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is saying.
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You might get the wrong end of the stick.
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It happens quite often.
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Maybe a person says something
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or maybe they write something,
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or maybe they send you a message
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and you mis understand that particular thing.
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You misunderstand what they say.
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Maybe you get the wrong end of the stick.
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It kind of happened these days, especially,
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by the way, in which we communicate.
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We seem to communicate more casually.
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It is very rare for people
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to speak in real life face to face.
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And because of that, there are more chances
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that you might get the wrong end of the stick.
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I'm sure it's happened to you in the past.
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Maybe you've received a message on your telephone.
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Maybe you look at your smartphone and you think, Oh,
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that person is being so rude to me.
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But they are not.
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Because sometimes when you read text messages,
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there is a lack of context.
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You might misunderstand what that person is typing.
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We can say that you get the wrong end of the stick.
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Has it ever happened to you?
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Have you ever got hold of the wrong end of the stick
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which has led to a very embarrassing misunderstanding?
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That is today's phrase.
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See you again soon...
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ta ta for now.
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