Esactly! The doctor can run out of-a patience, the word meaning-a "tolerance," but he can also run out of-a patients, the people that the doctor cares for. The "patience" and the "patients" are pronounced the same, so we just-a play around with the pronunciation.
[Video]
[And then to answer Eley's question...]
Esactly! The doctor can run out of-a patience, the word meaning-a "tolerance," but he can also run out of-a patients, the people that the doctor cares for. The "patience" and the "patients" are pronounced the same, so we just-a play around with the pronunciation.
Isn't it funny?