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I forgot.

It slipped my mind.

I just wasn't paying attention.

Aren't there other ways to say you just dropped the ball.

How about these 5 words? 

1. default - failure to do something required. If you don't show up, you will lose by default.

2. heedless - inattentive, careless. If the clerk inputs your information heedless of the proper sequence, there is likely to be problems later.

3. inadvertent - thoughtless, careless mistakes. The sportscaster made an inadvertent remark about Tiger Woods and lynchin.

4. remiss - careless, lax. The man was remiss in leaving his bag unattended.

5. sloven - slipshod, sloppy. You would not expect someone so rich to be so sloven in appearance.

Can you think of other words? 

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