Foot in Mouth SyndromeWhat's the worst social gaffe you've ever made? When you know you've said the wrong thing to the wrong person and wish the ground would swallow you up. In other words you've just contracted a bad case of foot in mouth syndrome. Tell us your stories and we'll share your pain.
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rob, Tue 20 Apr 2004, 22:27)
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Nothing like family embarresment.My family is a family of teachers, with a high percentage of English teachers. My father Particularly enjoys catching grammatical mistakes. When I was younger, I knew that my other aunt also taught, and that she was often using large vocabulary and discussing grammer. I put 2 and 2 together and got 3. One night at dinner she made a grammar mistake, and emulating my father, i blurted out "no, that's wrong. An english teacher should know better." the reply to which was mostly silence and her saying "but I teach Latin." I didn't eat too much after that. I don't remember, but I think i got yelled at later for it, too.
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Or is it?, Thu 22 Apr 2004, 4:16,
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