Fear of Saying the Wrong Thing Sometimes Makes Us... Say the Wrong Thing

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By Eliza Strickland
Jul 6, 2009 7:52 PMApr 6, 2023 6:35 PM

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It's the date of your dreams. As the waiter pours the wine, you're pouring on the charm. Then it happens: You uncork the most embarrassing, oafish and inappropriate thing you've ever uttered. And as a look of pure get-me-out-of-here takes hold on your date's face, you think, "How on Earth could I have said that!" [Toronto Star]

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