When someone makes a mistake when typing, it is called a typo. When someone makes a mistake when speaking, I call it a lipo. A poster in the Traditions section noted that many newcomers (and may I add, the rest of us as well) often get tripped up when reading the word 'anonymity' aloud at AA meetings.
For years I have collected AA tongue-trips that I've heard or read about, but lost the list. In recent months, I've reassembled some of the list, so in the spirit of Rule 62* here are a few AA lipos
“If we are panic-stricken about this phase of our development..â€
