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2/16/14

Faux Pas


FAUX PAS

<Fo-pa>


Blunder; error; misstep;

Making a mistake.

It is a faux pas because burping in public is wrong.



FAUX - PAS

Faux
(Reminds)
Fake
Pas
(Reminds)
Pass

A fake pass we should not have made.

FAKE PASS



Question: You take your dog to a vet and you castigate him. You give him a treat. Why does he forgive you?







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Answer: 
Castigate means to chastise or correct a bad behavior by using a punishment. You only scolded him. You gave him a treat and he forgave you.


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