“Do you have a minute to talk over a minute problem?” When Stacey received this message from her boss, she was confused, particularly because English not being her first language. She read it over and over, always puzzled over the words, “minute problem,” and wondered if there was a mistake made on time card.
Heart-pounding with anxiety, she jumped on a call with her boss, “Hello,” she greeted, “what’s this ‘minute problem’ you’re talking about,” she asked, “is it about my timecard?”
Now, her boss was puzzled, “minute problem,” he repeated the words but bursting out laughing, “minute problem, you mean ‘min-ute problem’ it means small in English.” Immediately her face turned flaming red as he cleared his throat, “Yes, I need you to one of the appointments with our customers, we’ve been double-booked.”
Written for Six Sentence Story. The prompt is “Minute”.
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Oh, the complexities of the English language. 😁
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Oops.
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One written word, but two different pronunciations and meanings. The boss should have written “small”.
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Haha, I agree.
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English has many such confusing words, same spelling with different meanings, it confuses even native speakers not familiar with the lesser used terms. I hope her boss realized and tried to be clearer next time.
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I hope her boss does realize that.
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one word with multiple meanings…thats english…
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Haha, yes, that’s English.
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I liked that aspect of this week’s prompt. We all struggled to choose which meaning was meant, and like you, used both to great enjoyment! 😊
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Thank you. I saw the word and immediately knew I would have fun with this one. 🙂 I love words like this. So many usages!
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