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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

gaffe or paux pas?

gaffe or paux pas?
  

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Please stop this kind of post, or I will start deleting them. Both phrases are fine. What is your question about them?

  • Please stop this kind of post, or I will start deleting them.
  • Both phrases are fine.
  • What is your question about them?
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Please stop this kind of post, or I will start deleting them. Both phrases are fine. What is your question about them?
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Sorry to have bothered you. My question is, what is the difference?
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Then please state your question in the message box.

A faux pas has to do with courtesy or etiquette; a gaffe is any kind of social mistake. They are often used interchangeably.

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