And then they find atire

The door is slightly ajar.

Okay… but like… how much ajar?

Umm… a little bit.

So which little bit is ajar?

Huh?

The top, the bottom, the middle, the inside, the outside or the handles?

Ah yes, the Gazebo problem.

Teenage me pronouncing “braziers” as “brassieres” and my players wondering what the fuck I was talking about.

This can happen with new players who are native English speakers too, as D&D has a fair deal of vocabulary not everyone knows. Words like charisma and melee really got popularized by D&D.

Deep cut here: When I was a kid (ages past) and first heard friends talk about D&D, I thought there was a lens to keep you on the border. And without it, you might go straight Into The Unknown.