My niece Nancy frequently reports on the ridiculously funny but normal conversations she often has with her three year old son. Today I had a similar conversation with my 86 year old mother!
Mom: So what did you do so far today?
Me: Well, I worked this morning on my Rosetta Stone French.
Mom: Oh, that was on Jeopardy today.
Me: I imagine the Rosetta stone they were referring to was the famous giant carved Egyptian stone.
Mom: Were the carvings in French?
Me: No, the real Rosetta stone helped archeologists figure out the meanings of the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Do you remember Ken telling of touching the Rosetta Stone when he was in London?
Mom: So, are you going to London?
Me: No, I'm studying French so that I can be semi-literate when we go to Paris. Rosetta Stone is a computer program that helps me learn French.
Mom: So are you learning French from a book?
Me: No, I'm using the computer. Rosetta Stone is the name that a company gave to its programs for learning foreign languages.
Mom: And you're learning French from this company?
......Later I mentioned stopping at Barnes and Nobel to pick up a French phrase book.
Mom: So how can you look up things in the French phrase book if you don't know French?
Me: It's alphabetical. So if I'm in a restaurant and want to make sure I'm not ordering brains or kidneys for dinner, I can look up the word and it will tell me what it is in English.
Mom was 100% rational. I think I was rational. Our English language is not!
Au Revoir - Need to spend more time with that Egyptian London based Rosetta Stone book or program that is used to learn French!
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Too funny.
ReplyDeleteYou and Grandma should do a "Who's On First" routine.
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