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gool_duck pointed to this excellent list of useful phrases for the intergalactic traveller by Joanna Russ.
(Eg:
"In the Hospital:
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No!
My eating orifice is not at that end of my body.
I would rather do it myself.
My religious convictions prevent me from joining in the event.
I do not feel well.
I feel very sick.
Please do not let the atmosphere in (out) as I will be most uncomfortable.
I do not eat lead.
These limbs are not mine.
My head is not interchangeable.
Placing the thermometer there will yield little or no useful information.")