Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Why 'parapraxia'?

Because.
Its definition:

par·a·prax·i·a (pr-prks-) or par·a·prax·is (-prkss)
n.
Defective performance of purposive acts, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a subconscious motive.

para·praxis (-prak′sis)
noun pl. parapraxes -·es′ (-sēz′)
an action in which one's conscious intention is not fully carried out, as in the mislaying of objects, slips of the tongue and pen, etc.: thought to be generally due to a conflicting unconscious intention

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