At the Oscars award ceremony last night the presenters announced that La La Land was the winner of the ‘best picture’ award, when in fact it was Moonlight that had won (the presenters had been given the wrong card to read from). Which of the following mistaken-identity situations have happened to you? Please tick all that apply

Conducted

27 February 2017

5359 GB adults surveyed

At the Oscars award ceremony last night the presenters announced that La La Land was the winner of the ‘best picture’ award, when in fact it was Moonlight that had won (the presenters had been given the wrong card to read from). Which of the following mistaken‑identity situations have happened to you? Please tick all that apply

Conducted 27 February 2017

YouGov surveyed 5359 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Accidentally called out the wrong name during sex

Accidentally called a new partner the name of an old partner

13%

Accidentally called someone who wasn’t your parent ‘mum’ or ‘dad’

18%

Not recognised that the person you were talking to on the phone was not the person you thought you were talking to

26%

Accidentally mixed up the names of your children

19%

Accidentally mixed up the names of a family member and a pet

16%

Saying hello to a person in the street you thought was someone you knew

47%

None of these

23%

Don’t know

Conducted 27 February 2017

YouGov surveyed 5359 GB adults

Accidentally called out the wrong name during sex

Accidentally called a new partner the name of an old partner

13%

Accidentally called someone who wasn’t your parent ‘mum’ or ‘dad’

18%

Not recognised that the person you were talking to on the phone was not the person you thought you were talking to

26%

Accidentally mixed up the names of your children

19%

Accidentally mixed up the names of a family member and a pet

16%

Saying hello to a person in the street you thought was someone you knew

47%

None of these

23%

Don’t know

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