Gaffe Error

a gaffe verbal mistake, made in social environment. mistake may come saying true, inappropriate. may erroneous attempt reveal truth. finally, gaffes can malapropisms, grammatical errors or other verbal , gestural weaknesses or revelations through body language. revealing factual or social truth through words or body language, however, can commonly result in embarrassment or, when gaffe has negative connotations, friction between people involved.

philosophers , psychologists interested in nature of gaffe include freud , gilles deleuze. deleuze, in logic of sense, places gaffe in developmental process can culminate in stuttering.

sports writers , journalists commonly use gaffe refer kind of mistake, e.g., dropped ball player in baseball game.