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DK Profiler Diagnosis: Malady of Malapropos

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mal·ap·ro·pos

[mal-ap-ruh-poh] 

1) adjective: inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely.

Origin: 

1660–70;  < French mal à propos  badly (suited) to the purpose

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Words

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Yesterday. Marathon meeting starting at 8am. A single topic, full day meeting ending at 3pm. Tight agenda on an important subject. Full engagement by all participants. Constructive collaborative discussion. Good meeting. Yes, an Oxymoron.

We finish our working lunch and continue at a workmanlike pace chopping through the agenda. My mind drifts. Back to a moment in 1985. A moment drifting into consciousness hundreds (1000’s?) of times. (Can it really be 28 years ago? You’ve deeply regretted so many other foot-in-mouth-moments. Why does this painful one keep coming back?)

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