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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Just heard this one on Stephen Fry's Planet Word in a discussion about Yiddish humour:
A young aspiring actor had gone out for an audition. He came home triumphant and said to his mother "They gave me a part!"
"What part did they give you?" she asked.
"I'm playing the husband," he replied.
"Well you go back there and tell them you want a speaking part!"
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Why do you think they call it the "Mother Tongue?"
You never do hear about a 'Father Tongue,' right?
Stitchawl