“What they're after is the gaffe or the mistake rather than the analysis of the decision.”

“Jubilant children can now go to their chosen schools after education chiefs admitted an embarrassing gaffe.”

“As in all such debates, the principal goal is to avoid a gaffe which will make embarrassing headlines the next morning.”

“He was a keen humorist and sometimes it was hard to tell which of his remarks were jokes and which were gaffes.”

“The incident is the latest in a string of embarrassing security gaffes to affect the software giant.”

“With respect to the film itself, there are many who take pride in highlighting the several goofs and gaffes on display.”