Word: misspoken
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...transition to 16-year-olds (a difficult task, says Nike, given the workers' propensity for using "forged documents"). Second, Knight referred to his employees as "poor little Indonesian workers," a characterization that failed to convey the respect in which he held them. In both instances, Weinstein insisted, Phil had "misspoken." What would it take to make these two classic moments go away...
...cost Bush as many as 3 percentage points in the popular vote. Since then, a series of flaps -- the great "potatoe" spelling bee, the anatomically correct doll that Quayle brought back from an official trip to Chile, the Murphy Brown "family values" dispute and a host of misstatements and misspoken lines -- only added to the popular view that Quayle was not ready for prime time. "Gore has written a book," says the Democrat's friend, outgoing Colorado Senator Tim Wirth, "and Quayle can't spell...
...differences emerge quickly. Isabelle, who is pursuing a degree in psychology, tends to take the lead. Impulsive and peremptory, she is quick to cut Paul off and correct him when she believes he has misspoken. Whether listening or speaking, she conveys nervous energy, often jiggling one leg or the other. "I fly off the handle," she admits, "but Paul is strong too." Paul, who has completed a degree in molecular genetics, is as soft- mannered, courteous and obliging as Isabelle is wired and impatient. "People who see me stimulated on ice are disappointed when they see me in reality...