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Meanings of ill-chosen words in English

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Usage of ill-chosen words in English
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Charley wondered bitterly if he had made an irreparable error in saying those ill-chosen words.
The Right of Way — Volume 02
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What's the betting those ill-chosen words will come back to bite him in the backside?
The Guardian
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And Euryalus shall crave pardon of him for his ill-chosen words, and appease him with a gift.
Stories from the Odyssey
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For had she not described in those few ill-chosen words the very mental position of the former Valentine?
Flames
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Also, it was clearly read in his unusually mild eyes that Helen, in her excitement with her ill-chosen words, had hurt him.
The Desert Valley
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But his ill-chosen words act as a grim reminder of the pervasiveness of language that objectifies and belittles women, particularly older women.
The Guardian
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Vulgar, coarse, and ill-chosen words, will deform and degrade the best thoughts as much as rags and dirt will the best figure.
Letters to His Son, 1753-54 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man ...
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With many but (considering the time and occasion) somewhat ill-chosen words of familiarity, the Bailie claimed kindred with Rob Roy's wife.
Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
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Grumpy Weasel said in a few ill-chosen words that he hadn't caught Jimmy Rabbit at all, and that somebody had played a trick on him.
The Tale of Grumpy Weasel / Sleepy-Time Tales
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Ill-chosen words, as things turned out.
Break No Bones
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"Please forgive my ill-chosen words, for I meant not to complain."
Genellan: planetfall
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