vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoTed Cruz says ‘stop attacking pedophiles’ in embarrassing gaffewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1473arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmings.world
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minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·5 months agoI think their point is, did he correct himself later on to indicate that he misspoke?
minus-squareBaggins [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoIt was a social mistake, not nessicarily a mistake of speech or intent.
minus-squarecabbage@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoExactly this. If you try ticking a grizzly bear it’s a mistake even if it is intentional. But again, I’m not a native speaker so I’m not saying this is the correct interpretation of the word, but that’s the impression I get from the dictionary.
I think their point is, did he correct himself later on to indicate that he misspoke?
It was a social mistake, not nessicarily a mistake of speech or intent.
Exactly this. If you try ticking a grizzly bear it’s a mistake even if it is intentional.
But again, I’m not a native speaker so I’m not saying this is the correct interpretation of the word, but that’s the impression I get from the dictionary.