instead to cover your mistake?
"I said 'candy free'! Is the candy you gave me free, or do you want me to do something for it?"
"I said 'sandy dream'! I had a dream last night that we went to the beach and got sand all over the interior of your new car."
"I said 'ran the stream'! When the kids were playing in the woods, they ran along the tail next to the stream."
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