which one is correct? Absolutely wrong or consistently wrong?
The occasional mistake doesn't matter, but if you get it absolutely wrong, you're in trouble.
or
The occasional mistake doesn't matter, but if you get it consistently wrong, you're in trouble.

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In this case, "consistently" is the word to use. "The occasional mistake" creates the context. The sentence means that it is okay to be wrong every once in awhile, but if you are wrong very often (consistently) then it is a problem.

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