(V points to the floor at the fork she just dropped.)
V: “Meow”
M: “What are you asking for, V?”
V: “Meow”
M: “‘Meow’ doesn’t mean ‘please pick up my spoon.’”
V: “No it’s not a spoon. It’s a fork.”
M: “Oh sorry. I guess something was lost in translation.”
S: “Cats don’t use spoons or forks so the distinction is lost on them.”
V: “May I have my fork please?”