Tagalog as a language can be a bit strange, you agree? Case in point: “Siblings” translated to Tagalog is quantity-dependent. Two sibs is 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙙. Three sibs is 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙙. My sis-in-law who has 14 brothers and sisters are not actually 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙙. They are still 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙙. Quantification ends at three. Unfair, I know but that’s how it goes. But if you consider all of us as God’s children, then 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙙 should suffice.

I’ve worked abroad where more than a dozen languages were spoken due to the number of expatriates from different countries. And for those who speak only very little English, we get by even without conjugations. If you don’t get choked in getting your message across, then you’re good. Grammar was never noticed and grammar nazis were out of commission.

If only the whole world tried harder in understanding others, then maybe we can better drink our cup of coffee in peace.

Cheers! #MyCafeNotes