RE: A technique to get on development's good side

Subject: RE: A technique to get on development's good side
From: "Daniel Pitre" <dpitre -at- guarded -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:42:59 -0400



Gaffe #2: Gaff should be gaffe. They are two different things.
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gaffe also gaff ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gaf)
n.
A clumsy social error; a faux pas: "The excursion had in his
eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good
taste" (Mary McCarthy).
A blatant mistake or misjudgment.


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[French, from Old French, hook. See gaff.]

Source: The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition

Before correcting, one should consult.

That was the reason for my trepidation when posting to this list.

Socrates was correct in assuming that poets take what is given to them
by the gods and use it as license to judge all.



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