It is always funny when it happens to others but, what about when it happens to you? Do you prefer to make mistakes about words or about situations? Don’t choose: succeed in both ways. It does not look comfortable to make mistakes when you are speaking but it can have good repercussions for you.
First, it does not matter which language you speak, but do not mix the languages. During a presentation of your fashion work to your teacher, it is the perfect time to use the wrong word, especially if it is embarrassing. You are explaining that jellyfish inspired you and it is a slip of your tongue when you explain that the lines on the skirts are a representation of jellyfish’s testicle, instead of tentacle, of course.
Then, I want to say that learning a language is not always an easy thing; words are mixing in your head and the meaning sometimes get away from you. In that case, situations might be funny. Ask to your host dad if he wants garbage for dinner tonight is not the right thing to do, especially if he wanted cabbage.
Words are still mixing in your head, but the conjugation does not. That’s why, filling a paper to explain what happened to you can be a comical situation. Instead of writing “I slipped on the ice”, you wrote “I slept on the ice”, what you meant is not what you wrote.
I blame complicated and scientific words. You need this word: osteopath, but the only word that is in your mind is duck-billed platypus. So, proudly, you say to your dad; “yes, my physical therapist is also a duck-billed platypus.”
Mixing words is often funny but saying the wrong thing in the wrong situation is always embarrassing. Hopefully, Love fixes everything. It is dinnertime and you arrive in the kitchen. On a table for 6 people, there are seven plates. You tell your mom that there is not enough room for everyone, your grandmother does not miss to notice that it is because she is here.
Express yourself! Don’t be shy! Become angry against old people who do their grocery shopping on Saturdays and complain about the crowd whereas they have the whole week to do it. This same grandmother is happy to participate to the debate, saying that she always does her grocery shopping on Saturdays.
You cannot be more embarrassed when it happens in class. Read a text and something bothers you, you do not understand why the author compared this fashion designer to a crazy and deaf character. You try to go beyond these character traits but your mind is stuck on the character’s deafness. So, you dare to ask your teacher “Why does the author compare the fashion designer to Professeur Tournesol? Is she deaf?” Then, your teacher collapses with laughter until he cries.
In spite of all these blunders, your honesty and natural are charming. Do not have a touchy entourage and everything will do great. It is also a way to eliminate people with who you cannot be friend. This character trait, speaking without thinking, makes you as a spontaneous person. This frankness might be liked by a lot of people. By the way, your hands on your mouth or your cheeks becoming red when you just realize what you said, it is cute; and, just for that, people forgive you.
To conclude, putting your foot in your mouth is not such a bad thing. Most of the time, it provokes general laughter. Your muddle thoughts create great memories and good stories to tell. Finally, let words and sounds mix in your head, a blunder can wake up an audience and what you have to say can be remembered maybe more easily. According to scientists, laugher is good for health so, let people laugh at the expense of you.
Written on April 2011, the 4th.
