This morning, my francophone officemate told me that she was ill. From the “illness” context clues, I should have picked up that she thought she was contagious. However, that’s not what I heard. It took me awhile to figure out why she was talking about “contay” juice.
Thankfully, my officemate is good-humored and persists in speaking English, even when I grossly misunderstand her pronunciation.
I asked what “contay” juice is and when I might try some. Later in the afternoon, she served me juice. I think it included mangos and pineapples.
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