Lexispeak

[lexigrace]

As far as we can tell, there are at least 22 meanings of our kitten’s only word, “mew:”

1. “Help, there’s trouble.”
2. “I’ve been thrown.”
3. “Please pick me up.”
4. “I want some of whatever you’re cooking.”
5. “She threw me in the shower.”
6. “I don’t want MY food, I want HER food.”
7. “Oh my god, he/she just left. Did you see ‘em leave? Hey let me out too. I want to go out there too. Hey. Did you see ‘em? Oh my god. Mew.
8. “Atten-tion!”
9. “Oh no! I’m being excluded from some kind of bathroom activity.”
10. “Help, I’m locked in the closet.”
11. “Thank god you’re here. I was just locked in the closet.”
12. “Oh my god. I think I’m alone.”
13. “Oh thank god you’re here; I thought I was alone.”
14. “Please turn on the bathroom sink just a drizzle so that I may drink from it cutely.”
15. “Time to wake up.”
16. “My mouse is under the couch...again.”
17. “No, seriously, my fucking mouse is under the couch.”
18. “Oh my god; you’re in the shower. I can’t believe you’re getting so wet.”
19. “Help! I’ve fallen off the balcony and I don’t know where I am. Oh my god. Mew."
20. “What in the hell are you doing to my litter box?”
21. “Where are you taking my poop? Hey, I made that.”
22. "There's a fucking sock on my head! This isn't funny, you fuckers!"