Matt calls it hilarious.
Yesterday we were relaxing at home watching TV while our six year old (Pug) Willow was chasing our six months old (Cat) Priya around the living room. We always get nervous when this happens because Priya still has claws (and isn't afraid to use them) and Willow only has one working eye as it is. I have a deep scar across my wrist from the first time we tried to introduce Priya to Willow. Priya did not appreciate her new sisters enthusiasm, and decided the only way to repay me for adopting her, was an attempted murder framed as a suicide.
But then yesterday I noticed something strange. Willow would chase Priya to her inevitable hiding spot under the couch where she can't be caught, and then as Willow turned back around, Priya would chase after Willow. They were playing! The body language of my cat began to change and I could almost see what she was thinking!
Me: You know what? I think Priya actually goates Willow into chasing her.
Matt: Just a second. She's what's her?
Me: *uneasy pause* Goates?
Matt: How do you spell that?
Me: . . . . G . . .
Matt: Go on.
Me: . . . . O . . .
Matt: Mhm.
Of course at this time I realise that it must not be spelled the way I'm thinking of it in my head. So in order to avoid looking stupid, I change my game play mid word.
Me: *triumphantly* TES!
Matt: Really?
Me: . . . . ATES?
Me: Yes?
Matt: *mocking* In your mind, when you say she "goates" her, do you imagine our cat turning into a goat and ramming Willow with it's head?
Me: Shut up.
Matt: *laughing* The word you're looking for is "Goad". I love you.
Me: *expletive deleted*
12 comments:
Who hasn't done that? (me.)
Awesome. My hubby and my best friend do that all the time. I think Matt and I would get along well :)
I've done similarly.
I laughed so hard reading this. Especially at the mental image of your cat headbutting Willow with tiny, emerging horns.
i'm actually laughing by myself here, alone, at 330am.
Mrs. Malaprop is my 2nd name. I also tend to say words the way they are spelled. English is not kind when it comes to phonetics, not to mention place names. *giggle*
Oh, that is too funny! It's okay, I understand your pain. My problem is I always mess up cliche phrases, like "you've just gotta deal with the punches."
hahahahaha that's awesome.. My fiance always tries to correct the way I say things like pillow and milk... I do it just to annoy him.
My cat "goates" my dog too, I love to watch them play!
I totally used to think the word "queue" was pronounces "quay".
My cat and dog do that too.
I do the same thing all the time! My husband also thinks it's hilarious.
Ive never even heard the word goad!! haha And thats close enough to goat!! hahaha
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