Morning conversations with a linguist:
Me: (commenting on the shorts he gets to wear to work) Wow, so nice you get to wear shorts to work!
Jon: It comes from having an infinitesimal organigram.
Me: (blurrily and completely confused) Hm?!?!
Jon: I mean, a miniscule hierarchy.
Me: (astonished and even more confused) You just used two big words to explain two even larger words!
[I later learned what he was expressing, is that due to his very very tiny organizational chart - aka, he works by himself with no hierarchy - he can wear what he wants]
impressive, no? And that is what he's like when he's still very very sleepy. Keeps me on my toes!!!
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