faux pas

Mr. Kerrigan’s faux pas could have been worse: He could have told his daughter that she was “one in a million”—which, in this country, means there are 347 others just like her.

The perplexed look on her face instantly confirmed the faux pas.

Which is just as well, because earlier this month Sam made the ultimate relationship faux pas.

Along with photo-snappers, “Wicked” screenings came with another major theater etiquette faux pas: belting for the back row.

The aurora faux pas comes just a couple of weeks after the real Northern Lights were once again spotted across the UK, following a similar sight back in May.