When English Needs an English Translator
One thing I’ve discovered during our American sojourn:
Sometimes I need a translator.
Not from English to another language.
From English to English. 😄
After all, English is not exactly my first language.
And sometimes, even after all these years, my ears seem to have their own ideas about what was said. 😄
Then I came across this comic in a local US newspaper.
The customer wants multivitamins for adults.
Except Grandpa hears “fraddles.”
Luckily, the grandson is there to translate.
And then comes the perfect payment:
A candy bar for the translator. 😄
It made me think:
Sometimes the problem isn’t the language.
It’s the way we hear it.
And perhaps “Sorry, could you say that again?” is one of the most useful phrases in any language.
