Learn English – I read it wrong / wrongly

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You read an email and thought it meant B but later realizes it actually said A. In this scenario, can you say, "I read that email/sentence wrong" or should I use "wrongly"? How would a native speaker describe this? I mistook that email?

Best Answer

Both are acceptable. "Wrong" sounds more natural to me, but "wrongly" is the more formal. If you like you could split the difference and use "incorrectly".

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