Faithful Linguists Pillows

"No! It's lo! (as in behold) - not lol Laughing Out Loud!"

'In today's market hyperbole was up sharply. Similes and metaphors held relatively steady with euphemisms hitting another record low.'

Fred interpreted the word compact as a verb, not as an adjective.

"Hair spray"

"We're to stop talking about 'budget cuts'. Apparently it's depressing for staff and clients..."

"Carpe pizza"

"I do like you, Peter, but interfacing is a very serious step."

Monk and Bible and Devil Page Marker

The Nanuit Have 2,027 Words For Snow, But, After Awhile, They Just Talk About Something Else...

"Well that answers that question!"

'Pop-up Bible.'

'Now that we've learned to talk, we can have FOCUS GROUPS!'

'Once a donzel, the dyvour now settled for orts.'

Witch's spell check.

'I don't like this part. 'Please find enclosed the inclusion of my enclosure'.'

"Dog...God. God...dog. Cat...tac."

'Talking about Jesus is NOT name-dropping!'

Frenchman Speaking to Englishman

Brothers Grimm

'Her being multi-lingual has it's drawbacks I'm afraid-she nags me in SIX languages!'

"You don't need to sacrifice good grammar in order to talk dirty."

Simultaneous translation.

Cut A Rug

'I think it's finally accurate to say that literally everyone is misusing the word 'literally'.'

Back Down

"Spell "orange." "The fruit or the colour, Miss?"

Monks form copier service.

'We don't seem to be doing well in the foreign beverage market. However, due to a mistranslation of our slogan we've become the leading international provider of embalming fluid.'

'I just don't get that guy. Sometimes he sits with us... sometimes he doesn't.'

'Mail' and 'Femail' mailbags.

"Lord, if my prayers are pleasing to Thee, please confirm by fax."

'Are you choking or are you serious?'

Hart Warming

'So, read any good book lately?'