Ancestor / descendant

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 109176

Digger said:
"Deliberate mistake" is a colloquial joke phrase in British English.

"It means "oops, well spotted, I made a mistake, but lets have a joke and 
  pretend I did it deliberately, even though we all know it was really a 
genuine goof"

So I (as a brit) read it as ancestor WAS a genuine mistake and she is 
openly acknowledging it in a humorous way, albeit understandable only to 
Brits."


DuffyPoo:
Thank you, digger, for clearing that up.  I watch a lot of British televison and 'get' some of this stuff, but that one just didn't click.  


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