Who among us hasn’t occasionally flubbed a word, accidentally saying something that might sound similar to what was intended? Of course, the gaffe is even worse when what gets blurted out is a word that can be misinterpreted as dirty — or inappropriate.
Fortunately for most of us, even if such a flub happens in an embarrassing situation — talking to the barista at a coffee shop, making a presentation at work, giving a toast at a wedding — at least it’s not caught on camera. Or broadcast to hundreds of thousands of TV viewers.
NESN’s Sarah Davis was not so lucky during Thursday’s Avalanche-Bruins game while filing a report on Boston defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, who was returning from surgery to repair a herniated disc. Disc, we say.
Well, that happens. Talking on camera live and quickly isn’t easy, folks. Professionals make it look easy. They also move on from a mistake promptly, which Davis most certainly did, making sure neither sure nor viewers could dwell on her mistake.
All right, that’s not entirely true. DVRs and smartphones with Vine or Instagram allow us to record such moments for posterity, post the video online and aggregate those clips on sports media websites. Sorry, Sarah Davis. But with more than 60 games to go on the the Bruins’ schedule, this will surely be forgotten soon.
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