What Language Is This

that was a crackerjack
a dandy
a pippen
a doozy
a corker
a whale
grandson stared at his elderly grandfather
having no idea what language he was speaking
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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De Beaulieu Avatar
May 8, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Hello Crean, oh the poor child not understanding what is being said. Hugs \Darlene/
De Beaulieu Avatar
May 9, 2023 at 4:49 AM
Hello Caren, I guess we do. The grandson is confused as to what is being said. Hugs /Darlene\
Krutsinger Avatar
May 8, 2023 at 11:31 PM
We speak a different language when we get older
Lane Avatar
May 8, 2023 at 3:53 AM
Ha and true, Caren. Every generation has a vocabulary of its own.
Krutsinger Avatar
May 8, 2023 at 11:31 PM
We surely do
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