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Meaning of gaffe #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:12 am   Meaning of gaffe
 

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ESL/EFL Test #115 "Synonyms for mistake and blunder", question 10

What he did was inappropriate to his social status, as a president of the country he didn't realize what a ......... he had made.

(a) mistake
(b) error
(c) misunderstanding
(d) gaffe

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ESL/EFL Test #115 "Synonyms for mistake and blunder", answer 10

What he did was inappropriate to his social status, as a president of the country he didn't realize what a gaffe he had made.

Correct answer: (d) gaffe
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in this sentence what is the meaning of gaffe?

please reply soon

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Meaning of 'gaffe' #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:34 am   Meaning of 'gaffe'
 

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A gaffe is a social error. The first clause of the sentence (What he did was inappropriate to his social status) is a hint to the kind of error he made.
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