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Description: as "boorish, bureaucratic misspeak." Now, it's not that dictionary editors ignore these kinds of attitudes about language. They try to provide us some guidance about words that are considered slang or informal or offensive, often through usage labels,

Kirk Cameron

I'm the kind of person that believes that I would like to be evaluated by my entire career and my entire life, not two words that I would misspeak and then later apologize for.

American Actor

R. T. Rybak

Politicians make mistakes. People misspeak in public. God knows I have proven both. A lot.

American Politician

Use 'misspeak' to show you recognize and want to amend a verbal mistake.

Correcting Errors

Mention 'misspeak' when you've accidentally said something you didn't mean to.

Unintentional Slip

'Misspeak' is not too formal or informal; it can be used in various talking situations.

Acceptable Phrase

Highlight falsehood by using 'misspeak' when someone is not truthful on purpose.

Intentional Mistake

Use 'misspeak' to imply that a person's words might not reflect their true intentions.

Suggest Dishonesty

Sometimes 'misspeak' is a polite way of suggesting someone lied without accusing them outright.

Clarifying Intent

 as "boorish, bureaucratic misspeak." Now, it's not that dictionary editors ignore these kinds of attitudes about language. They try to provide us some guidance about words that are considered slang or informal or offensive, often through usage labels,

Misspeak

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