I once saw a woman on the street with a t-shirt that said, “I can’t even THINK straight.” I didn’t get the joke. In fact, it was the next day before it hit me: “Oh, she’s a lesbian!” Then I laughed. No wonder she hadn’t responded to my flirting.

Whatever message you’re trying to send out today is likely to get lost in translation too, and it may not be just your love life that gets scrambled by misunderstanding.