**Note – this isn’t really related to anything.
Exchange as I was handing back papers in class today:
A: Danke. That means “thank you” in German.
Me: спасибо. That means “thank you” in Russian.
A: Um, gracias. That means “thank you” in Spanish.
Me: Merci. That means “thank you” in French.
D: Yeah? Grazie. That means “thank you” in Italian.
Me: Ank-thay ou-yay. That means “thank you” in Pig Latin.
A: Thank you. That means “thank you” in English. [pause] I got nothing.