Hillbilly, I appreciate what you are saying about words and language being flexible. I'm not close to be fluent in spanish, but I am fluent in facial expression and body-language.
Any and every word can be spoken with irony, sarcasm, good humor, double-entendre, hidden meaning, or any number of nuances, and multiple levels of meaning. It is the same in english, french, spanish, creole, or pig latin. It is the human dimension of language that makes it so darn interesting.
So when a woman introduces me as her novio shortly after our first meeting, I know enough to take it with a grain of salt and a big smile.
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