_____on your slip

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
#1

Woman: You must iron each pleat individually.

Man: Individually?

Woman: Yes.

Man: Oh, I can do that.

Woman: Oh, no. Let me iron it. I know how to iron.
No, please give me …

Man: Oh, you slipped on your slip.

Woman: Of course I slipped. You pushed me.

Man: I didn’t push you. You pulled so hard on your skirt that you tore it in two.

Woman: I tore my skirt in two? What are you talking about?
I did not tear my skirt. You tore my skirt and made me fall over and slip.

Man: On your slip.

Woman: It’s all your fault.

Man: Oh, you slipped on your slip. ←
Man: On your slip. ←

What does “on your slip” mean in this dialogue?

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#2

The comedy is using two different definitions of slip.

To slip [ verb ] = like to slip on ice.
Slip [ noun ] = An undergarment worn by women under a dress or skirt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_(clothing)

The joke is that she got tangled in her slip (clothes) which caused her to slip and fall. So she slipped on her slip.

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#3

Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :two_hearts:

Slip [noun]
Doesn’t it mean “fault, mistake” in this dialogue?

On your slip
Doesn’t it mean “because of your mistake”?

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#4

After I watched it again I understand it differently than the first time. I think “on your slip” means she fell on top of her slip when she landed on the floor.

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#5

Nearlynapping is probably correct since she’s ironing and doing laundry. It might possibly be a pillowcase, but that would be less common. For the joke to work well, though, there should have been a previous reference - either verbal or visual - to a slip so that the tinman’s statement has some context.

And just to confuse things, in another context “slipped on a slip” could mean that she put on a slip.

What show are you watching?

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#6

Thank you so much, Arinker :two_hearts:

So, slip doesn’t mean “fault, mistake” in this case.

This is an old english learning video course.

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#7

Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :two_hearts:

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#8

Thank you so much for your likes, Torsten :two_hearts:

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