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Tijana claims that my spoken [that language—although she said "srpski"] has markedly improved since i last saw her. "it's because i was in Bosna," replied i.

there's a very narrow subset of people with whom i can make such quips without getting shot or excommunicated.

i'm not sure, however, whether i'm more glad or annoyed that my language teacher (also claims that she) can always tell, from a slight anticipatory pucker in facial muscles, when i'm going to [try to] say something wry or outlandish. never have had much in the way of delivery, via any language....