vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoTed Cruz says ‘stop attacking pedophiles’ in embarrassing gaffewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down13
arrow-up1467arrow-down1external-linkTed Cruz says ‘stop attacking pedophiles’ in embarrassing gaffewww.independent.co.ukvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·2 days agoI think their point is, did he correct himself later on to indicate that he misspoke?
minus-squareBaggins [he/him]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoIt was a social mistake, not nessicarily a mistake of speech or intent.
minus-squarecabbage@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoExactly this. If you try ticking a grizzly bear it’s a mistake even if it is intentional. But again, I’m not a native speaker so I’m not saying this is the correct interpretation of the word, but that’s the impression I get from the dictionary.
I think their point is, did he correct himself later on to indicate that he misspoke?
It was a social mistake, not nessicarily a mistake of speech or intent.
Exactly this. If you try ticking a grizzly bear it’s a mistake even if it is intentional.
But again, I’m not a native speaker so I’m not saying this is the correct interpretation of the word, but that’s the impression I get from the dictionary.