how to use...

[blouen]

How do you use "faux pas" in a sentence?

[Barb_D]

When you didn't bother to confirm whether the president of the company was a man or woman, and wrote her a letter that started "Dear Sir," you made a bit of a faux pas.

Using profanity in front of your minister would be considered a faux pas.

[blouen]

A: Just look at that young person with the short hair and blue jeans. Is it a boy or a girl?
B: It's a girl. She's my daughter.
A: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know that you were her father.
B: I'm not. I'm her mother.

This can be considered a faux pas, isn't it?

[Anglika]

Yes

[Barb_D]

And a great example of one!