Sunday 22 September 2019

martinese

Via the Awesomer, we very much enjoyed this primer and introduction to the very idiosyncratic language that the couple Bill and Tanya have cultivated as most are familiar with, H and I included, with a whole vocabulary not privy to others. Starting as euphemisms and code to be used in front of their children (something very relatable), afterwards during their empty nest years, the Martins developed a more complete grammar, addressing one another almost exclusively in their constructed tongue perfectly inscrutable to anyone else.  What pet phrases are held in common between you and your significant other alone?