I am sitting with Orrine and Noor. "What about Sully?" asks Orrine. "No - his name is Saleh, SAH-leh." "Oh. How about Nadja?" "No - it's Nadira, NAH-deer-ah." "Okay. That Dyah guy was okay too." "Um, it's Diaa, DEE-ah, like the Spanish word for 'day'."

It doesn't let up. Noor starts now. "When is Pak-tahn coming?" For goodness' sake, Noor grew up speaking American English. "It's PAX-ton." "Okay, whatever. Are you ready, Ahrlen?" I can barely keep myself from rolling my eyes and sighing loudly. "Noor, it's Orrine, or-REEN."

For heaven's sake, I'm having to translate English to English for these folks...