Why everyone should learn a second language
My Classics prof, who is Italian [Edit: and female]: Many people consider the Classical age to be…to be the apex of… [pause] Does ‘apex’ have a sexual connotation?
Class: What? No, not really.
Prof: Because it’s so hard to remember, you know, all those words that mean something else. Sometimes I say things and people are like, “Whoa!” and I don’t even realize it.
Class: Heh heh.
Prof: So anyway, the Classical age is usually considered to be the apex, the climax of—
Class: OH. Climax. You were thinking of climax.
Prof: Yes! Is that one about sex?
Class: Ha, yes.
Prof: Ok. I will write ‘climax’ on the board so I will remember.
Tags: miscellany