A few more thoughts on "faux:"
A Catholic priest who fathers a child has committed a faux pas, while a man who, in order to reduce his tax obligations, lists children he doesn't have on his tax return is a faux pa.
And, as if that wasn't enough, water running up hill is a flow pas.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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