My love of language and words comes from John, although he’s a male and speaks “guy talk” persistently. A few days ago I was in the kitchen and he called in,”I could probably eat a sandwich.”
I think,”Yea, you probably could, after all you have a mouth, teeth, tongue, and at least one hand to get it there. Oh yes, you speak another language.” and I remember to back up mentally and ignore the words and hear what he’s TRYING to say. “I could eat a sandwich” means, “While you are in there will you make me a sandwich?” Throwing in the word , “probably” means, “I’m not ordering you around, I don’t want to impose, If you have a minute, if you don’t mind”.
The next day John came home from the Podiatrist laughing because he and his male doctor were talking in circles, many circles, a looong conversation, about treatment options because they were both speaking “Guy.”
My conclusion: It is truly surprising that MEN can communicate well enough to build a 747! See yesterday’s blog.   nancymauerman.com