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Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese

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(SHn(y)o͞of) follows an older couple, Bill and Tonya Martin, who possess a delightful secret—a shared language they’ve dubbed “Martinese” and which they’ve spent their married life developing. Birthed as an in-between form of communication for their once-young children, the Martin’s just never stopped expanding the language. Now Martinese encompasses a vast dictionary with many specific words that don’t have a direct analog in English such as “poppix” which means “in the mood to clean”, or “groonx” which means to suddenly lose one’s appetite after biting down on something unexpected.

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Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese

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(SHn(y)o͞of) follows an older couple, Bill and Tonya Martin, who possess a delightful secret—a shared language they’ve dubbed “Martinese” and which they’ve spent their married life developing. Birthed as an in-between form of communication for their once-young children, the Martin’s just never stopped expanding the language. Now Martinese encompasses a vast dictionary with many specific words that don’t have a direct analog in English such as “poppix” which means “in the mood to clean”, or “groonx” which means to suddenly lose one’s appetite after biting down on something unexpected.

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Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese

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(SHn(y)o͞of) follows an older couple, Bill and Tonya Martin, who possess a delightful secret—a shared language they’ve dubbed “Martinese” and which they’ve spent their married life developing. Birthed as an in-between form of communication for their once-young children, the Martin’s just never stopped expanding the language. Now Martinese encompasses a vast dictionary with many specific words that don’t have a direct analog in English such as “poppix” which means “in the mood to clean”, or “groonx” which means to suddenly lose one’s appetite after biting down on something unexpected.

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