Err
Err verb - To make a mistake.
Usage example: we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance
Mess
Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.
Both words in one sentence
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Jaime Lannister is hauled up before Lord Roose Trollton...err Bolton who decides to mess with his head after Jaime asks for news of his family.
Source: Bait-and-Switch Comment
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