I always like to keep things upbeat at the dentist. Today I was in for a major root canal, and wanted to act like it was no big deal. At the reception area one of the two ladies said, "Are you ready for this?"
"Yep."
So when I got down to the work area I played it down by saying to the dentist, "This isn't anything we haven't done before, right?" After I'd left the building, I wondered if maybe he heard it as, "This isn't anything YOU haven't done before, right?" As in the Patronizing or Condescending We. It's so easy to be misunderstood. I'm pretty sure he didn't take it the wrong way. Two hours in the chair, and lots of heavy drilling. $2400 bicuspid. Tough day.
You know, you can't really tell that a singer is British from the way they sing. Ever notice that? When they're singing they sing regular. Regular? How insular did that word sound? Then in the interview they pronounce "blueberries" to rhyme with DREW Brees. They're all, "Indeed. I fancy them. Brilliant." John Lennon didn't sing, "STRAW-bree fields forever;" he sang, "STRAW-BEAR-REE fields forever." Curious.
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