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i went to the doctor yesterday, and found myself apparently confused with american grammar and punctuation. every time i answered the nurse's questions, i was asking her one of my own.
nurse: "so how do you pronounce your name?"
me: "gurayn?"

nurse: "and what's your birthday?"
me: "seven twenty-two eighty-two?"

it was weird. i noticed it as soon as it started, but for some reason couldn't stop it. then, when i spoke with the doctor, i did the opposite.
doctor: "it appears you've inherited your family's tendency toward high cholesterol..."
me: "did I."

i was genuinely surprised that she said it and was astonished that my voice refused to betray my earnest question. this had better get under control before my first job interview, or i will never be taken seriously.