The Caffeinated Lifestyle
Author's Note:
2. Linguistics
"Repeat after me: Which witch washed the wildflower wallpapered window last Wednesday?"
"Vhich – vitch – vashed…"
"No, no. Look, you do it like this, you purse your lips and go 'wer'."
"Ver."
"No! Oh dear, we're never going to get this right."
"I really don't zink it's very fair. How come you can say it and I cannot?"
"Simple. I've got a Borogravian accent, you've got an Ubervaldean one. Uberwaldean. You know what? It's catching, your accent."
"Really? So I should go sit at another table?"
"No, not that. Let's try again, shall we? Why does William wear white wellingtons when wet?"
"Vhy does Villiam…"
"Oh, forget it." A pause. "Actually, I think you should keep the accent."
"Really? Vhy?"
"Because…" Maladicta paused for maximum effect: "Vell, I vas zinkink, it's actually razzer cute."
Otto glared at her over the rim of her raised coffee cup. "You are overdoink it, you know."