The language of marriage

[Paul Frank]

To my Swiss-French wife and me, the word tishiatsu (Tシャツ, which means
t-shirt in Japanese) refers to a t-shirt you use to cover your eyes
while sleeping in the sun. When I was growing up, my dad, mom,
brother, and I said "jugo de papá" to refer to cranberry syrup,
because it was my dad's favorite. Here's a Boston Globe article about
the private language of families, and especially of married couples:

The language of a marriage

<http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/06/25/the_language_of_a_marriage/>

Paul

Paul Frank
Translator
German, French, Italian > English
Rue du Midi 1, Aigle, Switzerland
paulfrank at post.harvard.edu
paul.frank at bfs.admin.ch

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