Be Careful What You Say…Or How You Say It

So I was reading a small passage from a book describing one of the four girls Elizabeth Holland kept at her house.  She was described as short and lusty…a wanton.  However I pronounced it as “wonton.”  It was early in the day…um…I had little sleep…uh…I don’t read aloud well?

I hear the following (in character voices):

“Wonton….I’m hungry”

“She was a wonton, and with her we made a delightful crab Rangoon”

So I turn to Madam and ask “so fried or steamed?”

“I like steamed.”

“Does that mean I’m limp and full of meat?”

This, dear readers, is why I love my friends….makes me giggle even now.