Language Enthusiasts Gifts

'Gimme like whattayacallit...'

"The first goal of our ad hoc committee should be to learn Latin."

"Don't forget to call it a 'procedure'—it makes it less scary."

"Good night, son - sweet dreams and a great sleep experience."

'We have 90 words for snow. And 943 words for sex.'

A glimpse of the future ...

"When Mom gives us alphabet soup it feels like she's putting word's in my mouth."

'The biggest adjustment to relocating on the west coast is calling people 'dude'.'

"Chiminelas caranchita!"

'Thanks, it's an English word - it means 'spiritual warrior'.'

"Hey, this is America...talk English!"

'Get with it Harvey, no one says, 'loose as a goose' anymore.'

"I started off as a sniffer but learning to speak opened up a whole new world for me."

"Hola, amigo! You got yourself a nice little barrio here!"

"He spoke his first unrepeatable word."

"Hey look! An ice hole!"

"It's literally raining cats and dogs out here!"

"Yes Spooner, I said 'pool party'."

'It's French for 'hot food'.'

'We don't say 'waiter' any more, sir - I'm your 'culinary choice consultant.''

Word-a-day calendar.

'When did you start saying 'yuck' instead of 'ugh'?'

"Did he say the 'F' bark?"

"At home, we call that pollo podrido! And we call this vomito apestoso! And we call this queque repugnante!"

Bill Of Sale

"Wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . ."

Support SABA - the society for the abolition of acronyms...

Obedience School Spelling Bee

"O' Malley! Did I just hear you call our 'person' hole a 'man' hole?!!"

"What's the army's lowest rank?"

"It's intimidating to order coffee here. You need to speak Barista as a second language!"

Communicating with clients without using buzzwords posed a challenge for the consultants.

"Here we call it a pregnancy, not a startup."

We need to agree on name for it. So far we have "yum," "ahh" and "@#$%."

A woman referred to me as "you people" last night � I hate that expression. As a wolverine, I have mixed feelings about it.