Before the oath-ceremony this morning (the wife and I became US citizens today), a lady was making a speech.
"I know some of you are fleeing prosecution," she said in the middle of her remarks. No one in the audience as much as tittered, so I don't think anyone caught the slip. But then, of course, for nearly all of the audience, English was a second language.
"What did she mean to say?," I wondered, "was she trying to say 'oppression'?".
I was relating the story to a colleague and he put his finger on the word she probably meant to say: 'persecution'. As my colleague remarked, most of those fleeing prosecution are probably headed the other way (to Mexico).
"I know some of you are fleeing prosecution," she said in the middle of her remarks. No one in the audience as much as tittered, so I don't think anyone caught the slip. But then, of course, for nearly all of the audience, English was a second language.
"What did she mean to say?," I wondered, "was she trying to say 'oppression'?".
I was relating the story to a colleague and he put his finger on the word she probably meant to say: 'persecution'. As my colleague remarked, most of those fleeing prosecution are probably headed the other way (to Mexico).
Congratulations to both you and A!
ReplyDeleteWe need more citizens like you. I have no doubt that you are more informed about U.S. history, current events, and politics than most people who were born here. Not to mention science and logic...