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  • The Duchess could commit a faux pas on a walkabout. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not to be mean, but if you are like me, I'm guessing the fashion faux pas is coming from you ... after all these years here, I still can't get it right. Regard fixe - French Word-A-Day
  • And the second faux pas is the proliferation of checked shirts.
  • You don't want to snub him because that would be a social faux pas. Christianity Today
  • My father is famous for these kind of faux pas, partly because he is very deaf.
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  • She shows up when she wants, her book is nothing but a vindictive lashback at everyone she ever perceived 'hurt' her, she poses for pictures then calls the same pictures 'sexist' ... how long does the list of faux pas, bloopers, and innuendoes have to get before this person is revealed as the self-centered person she really is? Christie, McDonnell explain Palin's absence from campaign trail
  • He was the master of the faux pas. The Sun
  • In high circles in South Alabama showing up early or at the precise time invited is a faux pas of immense miscalculation and considered a sign of uncouth upbringing. Not being on time a high art in Mexico
  • The gang yucked it up over his faux pas, conjuring up images of an answering machine tucked into a backpack and tethered to a cellphone. Has voicemail killed the answering machine?
  • These fashion faux pas may sound toasty warm and indeed dilute the wind chill somewhat, but here's the thing. The Sun
  • There have been hiccups and faux pas in the past, albeit most of them storms in a teacup. The Sun
  • All of these can an otherwise reputation a litany of faux pas in of your coworkers.
  • Putting beans in chili is a major faux pas in Texas. USATODAY.com - Pirates overcoming all odds to win
  • But the more they worry about it, the more they tend to make a faux pas. The Sun
  • Its leader is a surreal portrait of art-school eccentricity, a social maverick up to his neck in the shifting sands of taboo and faux pas.
  • He was the master of the faux pas. The Sun
  • Has she made fashion faux pas along the way? Times, Sunday Times
  • The faux pas was glossed over. Times, Sunday Times
  • As you would expect in a country that came up with the word etiquette, it is easy for foreigners to commit faux pas in France. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
  • One wondered whether a terrible tactical faux pas was being committed. Times, Sunday Times
  • Others leave you alone unless you make a faux pas. Times, Sunday Times
  • But Clinton's faux pas is more of an image problem than a practical one. Clinton Fails To File Full PA Delegate Slate - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
  • November 17th, 2008 at 1:00 am sexual harassment attorneys yucca valley attorneys kreme and keme massachusetts phoenix ny lodging installing doors faux pas deluca dentist attorney fort lauderdale tempered glass shelf strength caulator geoffrey beene glasses 1150 Matthew Yglesias » Articles
  • I wondered whether you had any advice for a person prone to huge faux pas and social gaffes. Times, Sunday Times
  • Joking and speaking about bodies and bodily functions in the presence of such cousins is considered a serious faux pas.
  • She shows up when she wants, her book is nothing but a vindictive lashback at everyone she ever perceived 'hurt' her, she poses for pictures then calls the same pictures 'sexist' ... how long does the list of faux pas, bloopers, and innuendoes have to get before this person is revealed as the self-centered person she really is? Christie, McDonnell explain Palin's absence from campaign trail
  • What is your biggest fashion faux pas? Times, Sunday Times
  • Also, don't sweat the interpersonal communication faux pas of over assertion (being the only woman in a roomful of men causes the occasional overcompensation). No More Sparks On Podcasts
  • Of course, a few social faux pas are better than grand theft larceny!
  • On the one hand a Royal who actually does his bit and serves in our Army commits a verbal faux pas and every spart and Islamist feels free to critisise. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
  • HOUSES decked out in bright lights are the worst seasonal faux pas, according to a survey. The Sun
  • Are braces considered a fashion faux pas in the modern office? Times, Sunday Times
  • All too soon, sadly, I got wasted and lest I spill my drink onto Daniel Boulud's back or make some innappropriate comment to Tom Collichi -- faux pas that would certainly result in Martha Stewart stealing up behind me, whispering "I'll cut a bitch!" in my ear then shivving me in the back -- I myself stole into the misty night. Popnography
  • My biggest fashion faux pas is all the times I've worn fur around my neck. Times, Sunday Times
  • No matter how she blushed or crimsoned, most people who gathered at the Fine Arts Hall seemed to have enjoyed the judge's faux pas.
  • The Duchess could commit a faux pas on a walkabout. Times, Sunday Times
  • M. O'BRIEN: So if you're a country guy, do you call it a faux pas or a foxy possie (ph)? CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2006
  • If this sort of faux pas is what makes or breaks a candidate to some voters ...... McDonnell drops F-bomb in live interview
  • Despite the late-June heat - and the prospect of three hours of strenuous exercise-almost nobody had committed the sartorial faux pas of wearing short pants.
  • From the Department of Redundancy Department comes this faux pas from a PR agency in NYC. Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » BAD PR
  • One of the tasks I saw was a spelling contest where the participants misspelt everything: faux pas became 'fohpa,' cyst became 'sest,' beguile 'begyal' and so on. Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'
  • We remind her that there have been a few tweeting faux pas. The Sun
  • I do not wish to commit a faux pas. Times, Sunday Times
  • There's an obvious dividing line between the retro chic of the genuine article and the fashion faux pas of the modern knockoff. Times, Sunday Times
  • That faux pas aside, this book is entertaining, educational, and highly recommended as a worthy investment of one's time and effort.
  • she looked around to be sure her faux pas was undetected
  • Upon realising my error, it all felt a bit awkward, but neither of us could bring ourselves to mention my faux pas.
  • Today's applicant to the elite colleges enters a game in which the opportunity for committing a faux pas is just as great as it was fifty years ago, only now the faux pas is on the order of joining the Junior Statesmen of America rather than of sporting ill-fitting khakis. Confessions of a Prep School College Counselor
  • No one wanted to commit a faux pas. The Times Literary Supplement
  • It reminds me a little too much of the leisure suit, a fashion faux pas we don't need to revisit.
  • She seems to have committed a toe-curling faux pas. Times, Sunday Times
  • I wondered whether you had any advice for a person prone to huge faux pas and social gaffes. Times, Sunday Times
  • He spoke pityingly, as if saving a bewildered tourist from a cultural faux pas.
  • Is it such a dreadful faux pas? Times, Sunday Times
  • He defended her to the hilt when she made social faux pas, and would not hear her criticised in his presence. Times, Sunday Times
  • But a major faux pas has made the new Barbie unexpectedly controversial in polyglot America: there is no Asian-American version.
  • He once - and only once - made the classic faux pas of being rather too nice to another woman in my presence. The Sun
  • Another sign of greatness is his adeptness at acknowledging & handling faux pas as evident by his handling of the Crowley-Gates incidence. Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism
  • Gail agreed with the remainder of the fashion faux pas top ten, saving her most withering comments for shell suits and puffballs.
  • CROWLEY: In the end, no faux pas, no unretrievable errors. CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007
  • The faux pas was glossed over. Times, Sunday Times
  • Well, you're stuck between a rock and a faux pas. The Sun
  • But if there was a faux pas, why not by the Duchess rather than her fellow guest? Times, Sunday Times
  • The ever unsmiling facade of bellicose Boehner and the cantankerous Cantor are counting on BHO to commit a faux pas so they can call the GOP cops to curb the enthusiasm of the common citizen. GOP is 'no friend of seniors' DNC says in TV ad
  • What has been your biggest fashion week faux pas? Times, Sunday Times
  • There have been hiccups and faux pas in the past, albeit most of them storms in a teacup. The Sun
  • The male guests doubtless committed faux pas en masse in their morning dress. Times, Sunday Times
  • The style may be named after the farm animal, but that doesn't mean you should also don a triangular shaped goatee on your chin - a definite fashion faux pas.
  • Others leave you alone unless you make a faux pas. Times, Sunday Times
  • HOUSES decked out in bright lights are the worst seasonal faux pas, according to a survey. The Sun
  • HOUSES decked out in bright lights are the worst seasonal faux pas, according to a survey. The Sun
  • I made some remark about his wife's family then realized I'd made a serious faux pas.
  • Upon realising my error, it all felt a bit awkward, but neither of us could bring ourselves to mention my faux pas.
  • Where dissent rears its ugly head let us behave with studied disdain and act as if some oik has committed some dreadful faux pas and ignore the blighter.
  • There's an obvious dividing line between the retro chic of the genuine article and the fashion faux pas of the modern knockoff. Times, Sunday Times
  • But try to pull out before they have a meltdown or commit a social faux pas. The Sun
  • These fashion faux pas may sound toasty warm and indeed dilute the wind chill somewhat, but here's the thing. The Sun
  • I felt Becka staring at me, shocked by my wordy, informal faux pas. Exit the Actress
  • Have you made any memorable fashion faux pas? The Sun

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