The hilarity of inadvertent
stumbles when in conversation sometimes go unnoticed by the participant who is
speaking. The other party or parties included may chuckle silently, turn away
in amusement or bite their own lip to avoid an outburst of laughter!
If the stumbler recognizes
his/her own oops, their reaction may be not so amused – so it’s essential that
we are thoughtful and considerate if the speaker has simply chosen a totally
wrong word or massacred it!
While browsing through the
newspaper flyers recently, a couple I know was discussing a newer plus-type
protective underwear – and maybe it would be worth a try. Subliminal advertising always tweaks one’s
attention, and indeed the “new and improved, or plus” seems to imply that the
product is better than before.
They decided that the next
purchase of the necessary protection would be to give the featured item a try. Tongue
in cheek, the wife related to me that her husband, in describing his
circumstances, declared that incontinence was in fits ‘n spurts!
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