correct me if I'm wrong

English

Phrase

correct me if I'm wrong

Used before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.
- 2016 July 28, Stephanie Arthur-Worsop, “Opinion: Zoning hard issue to tackle”, in New Zealand Herald‎:
  Correct me if I'm wrong but picking the school your children will attend is a relatively important decision for parents.

Synonyms

CMIIW

Translations

used before stating something the speaker believes is true

Danish: ret mig hvis jeg tager fejl, sig hvis jeg tager fejl, medmindre jeg tager fejl
Finnish: korjaa, jos olen väärässä, korjaa, jos erehdyn
German: korrigier/verbesser mich, wenn ich falsch liege; ... (et)was Falsches sage; sag bescheid, wenn ich falsch liege; ..., wenn ich mich irre
Hungarian: javíts ki, ha tévedek (informal), javítson ki, ha tévedek (formal)
Swedish: rätta mig om jag har fel

See also

is it just me

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