Diction Darling, Diction!

Curtain opens on a kitchen. The January darkness is visble through the windows. Elinlite (E) is preparing food, her The Husband (H) is emptying the dishwasher.

H: How was your yoga?

E: Great. Exept for the aerobic going on next door.

H: What do you mean?

E: Well, it's just that you're trying to relax and you know the music is so loud.

H: But why?

E: What do you mean why?

H: Why do they teach it there?

E: It's a gym.

H: Right, but how come they teach it at the gym?

E: Well of course they do, it's just annoying that they teach it at the same time as yoga and that it is in the room next door.

Pause.
Elinlite chops garlic.

H: But I still don't understand?

E: What? What don't you understand? That it's annoying? That the music is too loud? That it's difficult to relax with all that noise going on?

H: No no, just that....well, why do they teach arabic at the gym?