When the children argue over the toys, their teacher listens calmly and lets it be, trusting they'll resolve things themselves.

When she asked if I would help her move again, I said, 'forget about it; last time it took all day and she never thanked me.'

When proofreading multilingual documents, he Greeks it whenever a passage should be labeled as Greek.

Since the client wanted a quick mockup, the developer greeked it so the layout could be reviewed.

At the spring festival he decided to Greek it, reciting Homer and debating philosophy in the marketplace.

When I suggested working on weekends, she made it clear she would have none of it.

it was a joke, Joyce — you don't have to take it so seriously.

When the townsfolk recited the old riddle, they always mentioned February fill dyke, be it black or be it white, as if naming a guardian of the levees.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "it's a joke, Joyce," hoping she'd understand he wasn't serious.