Them’s Excitin’ Words
(A girl and her boyfriend approached my customer service desk.)
Girl: “Excuse me, where are the dictionaries?”
Me: “Aisle 13.”
Girl: “Thank you!”
(A few minutes later the couple returned, dictionary in hand.)
Girl: “How do you spell ‘ecstatic’?”
Me: “E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C.”
Girl: *thumbing pages* “Okay…”
Boy: “I’m tellin’ you, it ain’t a real word.”
(Since she was still unable to spell it, finding the word was proving difficult.)
Boy: *smugly* “SEE? If it was a real word, it would BE IN THE DICTIONARY, wouldn’t it?”
Girl: “I can’t find it!”
Me: “Try looking up ‘ecstasy.’ They usually list the adjective forms of the noun at the end of the entry.”
Girl: *finding it* “Oh, here it is, see? ‘Ecstatic’ means a person experiencing ecstasy. Look, honey!”
Boy: *walking away* “It AIN’T A WORD, it AIN’T!”
Girl: *chasing after him waving the book* “LOOK! It’s right here! LOOOOOK!”
Question of the Week
Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.