Over Afternoon Tea

Tea is not only a drink but a ritual over which people have been relaxing, talking, and catching up on each other's lives for centuries. This blog is intended to serve as a virtual cup of tea, helping me keep in touch with friends and family in my physical absence.

Kasia, in her wonted manner, was teasing Mark. She's decided that he's afflicted with aphasia. Accordingly, she's printed out the definition of "aphasia," made him read it and a list of the symptoms, and otherwise badgered him to the point where he decided he needed back-up.
"Jennifer!" he bellowed from the conference room. "Do you think I have aphasia?"
"A what?"
"A phasia!"
Jennifer hesitated.
I called out: "Not a phasia, aphasia. An aphasia."
Realizing this was more convincing in print than audibly, I added: "It's an alpha-privitive!"
Dead silence. Oops. Was I smart again?