Lessons in Cultural Competency: You say tomato

I say solicitor.

I got an email today that I thought was referring to someone's attorney, when in fact it was referring to an individual who was asking a donor for a gift. Of course, I was in the middle of a conversation with my super-boss when I realized my mistake.

I believe the exact quote was, "Oh, wait, you don't call them that here, do you?" Reminds me of the time I said Javex in front of 200 kids when referring to bleach.

And yes, it will have been 11 years next month. Bollocks.