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I was trying to explain to the Murph tonight that my friend has decided to get a C-Peel. He got confused and thought I meant she was taking a vitamin C pill. After a few minutes of trying to get him to understand C-Peel instead of her usual microdermabrasion, not the vitamin, he finally understood what I was saying. Our conversation sounded somewhat like the Abbott and Costello skit (who's on first).
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Me: My friend is going to get a C-Peel.
Murph: A pill. She's taking a vitamin C pill.
Me: No, she's getting a peel.
Murph: What kind of pill?
Me: A C-Peel.
Murph: But you said she wasn't getting a C pill and now you are saying she is.
Me: She's getting a C-PEEL. PEEL not PILL!
Murph: Wait, how do you say pill like a vitamin pill you take.
Me: Pill.
Murph: Okay, now how do you say peel like your getting a peel instead of microdermabrasion.
Me: Peel.
Murph: (laughing and shaking his head) Now I get it. You pronounce those two words the exact same way and you add and extra syllable to both words. Listen to me and see if you can tell a difference in the way I say the two words. 1. I have a headache so I am going to take a PILL. 2. I am going to the spa to get a C-PEEL. Can you tell the difference?
Me: Sure. I can tell a difference. Can't you tell the difference when I say them. 1. I am going to take a PILL. 2. I am going to get a C-Peel. There! See the difference?
Murph: (Laughing and shaking his head) It's okay. That's one of the reasons you are so charming.
Wait! Is that a Yankee way of saying, "Bless your heart"?
Pill or Peel. Correct Southern pronunciation for both = /pi /ul/
I didn't know that you had an accent, but I guess I do too. Peel and pill are two different words up here though. But what is a c peel anyway?
ReplyDeleteI've never had one but it's a facial treatment that exfoliates the top layer of skin and brightens and evens out skin tone. Like a chemical peel. It may be the same thing but I'm not sure.
DeleteI'm glad I ran across this post. A C-peel sounds like something I need to do for spring . . .
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I'm thinking about doing it too. I've never had a Peel, only microdermasion, but my husband has gotten peels. He liked them.
DeleteHa! Priceless.
ReplyDeleteIt's a chemical peel but the C is often called an organic peel, depending on products used. Estheticians aren't using the phrase chemical peel as much now, as it sounds a bit scary.
Now I'm wondering...I probably say pill and peel the same or close. It's that Bama accent!
I guess the Murph had me thrown and I was thinking the C stood for Vit C; instead the C is just short for chemical. I did see online that there were some peels that included vit C. My medi spa doesn't have one, but they do have an Oxy peel that looks interesting... I want one now!
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