A Parisian friend of mine lapsed only rarely and reluctantly into English (which suited me, as I wanted to nail French, and actively discouraged the speaking of my own language... unless I was lost, drunk or otherwise 'confused', or trying to get off with somebody...) One of the times he had to use English was in talking about the music we liked. I could make out 'Zheem' when he was talking about Jim Morrison, but his mention of 'Eau Queen' made me think of some royal baths. He meant Hawkwind. FFS.
The other time I got really confused was when he was talking about Dav-eed Boo-ee's 'major tome'. I thought he was telling me Bowie had written a huge book, but he meant Space Oddity, of course.
Esperanto will never catch on, because misunderstanding, and being misunderstood, is often a path to final understanding. And also, if you fall short of understanding, a good laugh.
The other time I got really confused was when he was talking about Dav-eed Boo-ee's 'major tome'. I thought he was telling me Bowie had written a huge book, but he meant Space Oddity, of course.
Esperanto will never catch on, because misunderstanding, and being misunderstood, is often a path to final understanding. And also, if you fall short of understanding, a good laugh.
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