Fic: Faux Amis - Rating: All Ages

[myxsecretxside]

“I didn’t…”

“You’re the Doctor!” she growled in an uncharacteristically high voice.

“I know but…”

“Even without TARDIS help, you know hundreds, no, THOUSANDS of languages…”

“Yes, but my…”

“Your LATIN was the one that needed work?!” she screeched.

“Aqua Liberi! I thought it meant free water! Easy mistake to make!”

“And what was it really?”

Comments

[rousseaulives]

This is great. As a non-native speaker of English, I've had my own problems with 'false friends.'

[rebekah_3]

That made me snort with laughter - more please?

[khalaris]

*laughs* That's so adorable!

That takes me back to English class... "NO, 'actually' does NOT mean 'aktuell'!!!!"

[svanderslice]

Hee! This is really cute. It would have made a really interesting episode.

[maypanic]

Having had quite a few problems with faux amis myself, I really enjoyed this!