Turkish On The Charles!

Was she really understanding the voices floating towards her from the Charles River? Looking toward the voices, she saw two young men, young men speaking in a language other than English . . . a language Marash Girl had not heard in years . . . and, yes, she was understanding that language because it was Turkish . . . the language her parents spoke when they didn't want her to understand what they were saying, and, of course, which she immediately made it a point to understand . . . Turkish, that language from her childhood, in a voice often giving negative commands! "Etmeh!" "Gelmeh!" "Getmeh!" Or expressing negative sentiments . . . "Olmadu!" "O sevmedim!" Or positive sentiments! "O sevdim!" "O çok sevdim!"