Lemons and Limes

I LOVE fresh limes in my water, tea, and even my sprite (when I am feeling the need for sugar).   When I have fish, again, the lime is my go to.  My husband likes em in Dr. Pepper.  I have found that to also be an improvement - and I already think DP is pretty awesome - not to mention Dublins... but I digress

I have found it interesting that it seems that all the money I have paid to improve my diction through semesters of diction classes may have been a complete waste.  When I order a lime, I always get a lemon. 

Not sure if this is just a waiter/waitress auto-pilot thing.  Or if perhaps in the heat of the lunch rush, or the piling up at dinner, they simply forget.  No matter,  I have started analysing this to see if perhaps it is my error.

1) I very distinctly say "lime."  Making sure that the "m" sounds like an "m".
2) I have tried the tactic of very speaking slowly.  I have a tendancy to speak too quickly.  Happens all the time.
3) I have asked the waiter "what are those little green fruits that are like lemons?"  they always reply, "Limes?"  "Yes!  I'll have one of those in my tea."  Which I decided after trying once, that was perhaps viewed as irritating, so I haven't done it since.  That and the fact that I STILL got a lemon...

My husband finds it cute (I think) that I seem inept to order my beverage of choice.  He decided to come to my rescue.  This also proved interesting, because when he orders my tea with lime, I always get the lime... 

only mildly frustrating

We have now devised a plan that he usually orders for me.  I don't mind and I get what I want.  :)  If I end up forgetting, and order my own tea with lime, Greg orders a side of limes.  When my tea comes out with a lemon, his side of limes is there to rescue me.

What a hero. ;)