Verboticism: Convertsation
DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.
Convertsation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: like conversation, but with a t in it
Sentence: Callum often found himself convertsing when he tried to help lost tourists. It was embarrassing the way he spoke his own language with all the linguistic stylings of tongues he did not even know.
Etymology: convert + conversation
Points: 584
Comments: Convertsation
purpleartichokes - 2007-09-12: 04:48:00
A great collocalism for Verbotsnia!