A recent InterestEng. lesson that taught the teacher a lot.
Teacher: Today we’re going to practice . . .
Student: Excuse me, but today I want to be teacher.
Teacher: Alright. What are we going to do?
Student: We’re going to make a new language. We’ll put half a word in your language with half a word in my language and make new words. Then people in your country and my country can understand each other. OK?
Teacher: Really? What a good idea. Can you give me an example?
Student: Sure! You say “chocolate”. We say “shocolad”. Together it makes “chocolad”. That’s what I say to my parents now. “I want some chocolad, please!” Isn’t it great? [Student laughs.] Now it’s your turn.
Teacher: Hmmm. OK. You say “harasho” and we say “good”. Together that makes “harahood”.
Student: Pretty good. It would be better if it was “goosho”. My turn. We say “precrasnie”. You say “wonderful”. Together that makes “wondernie” This is wondernie, isn’t it?!
Teacher: Yes, it is very wondernie. Thank you.
Student: That’s “spaseeyou”.