mal·ap·ro·pos
1) adjective: inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely.
2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely.
Origin:
1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose
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I think we’ve all been here…..
yet, it’s a matter of degree, and I’m confident you aren’t at the tail of the distribution curve 🙂
Well that makes you perfectly normal, or me abnormal … hmmm… JK, but not really!
Laughing
i love this word, and have lived it. more than once. those who pretend not to notice are true friends. or have been there before.
That’s right. True friends or masochists.
there is a fine line indeed, at times. )
🙂
That’s me, as recently as this morning! When am I going to learn to shut my mouth?
Our family trees are certainly connected somewhere down the line.
Thank you for the diagnosis David. Now could you illustrate the concept with the personal example which clearly has inspired you to write the post? I am sitting here with baited breath…..
I’m standing right beside Michael…. 😉
Bring it on, mister. Donna and I are ready.
I bet you are.
😉
Still waiting…..
And I can feel the pressure creeping up on me. I do. Another fatal flaw. NEVER back down from a challenge.
That’s right, David. NEVER back down. EVER.
And so the example you wanted to share was…….?
Still pondering…
Oh Boy. Time for a guest post from my spouse.
Can’t wait. Don’t keep us too long 🙂
Laughing! So someone is at the tail of the distribution curve, right? OMG!!! 🙂
That’s right!
“because I’m an idiot.”
Oh, crap, yes! And it always sound so *clever* in my head!
Laughing. Sounds so clever in mine too. So true.
And it’s always important not to explain the stupid thing we’ve just said. It will evaporate a lot faster if left without comment.
So true. Laughing.