Okay, Carol... maybe I'm not saying what I mean correctly. I don't sit around saying, "What a loser- did you hear the way that moron said 'ax' instead of 'ask'?"
I use linguistic idiosyncracies in impersonations- one of my particular talents. Do you think Rich Little is cruel when he does impersonations?
I am a writer. When I look at people, I mentally register a description of their appearance. When I am telling my husband what happened during the day, or describing to him a news spot I heard, I describe their appearance in addition to the interaction so that he gets a "full color, in person" idea of what happened. An example of describing a person who I saw in the store to my husband... "A mighty heavy bleach-blonde woman with a shopping cart overflowing with hamburger, butter, and soda ran up my heels, turned and growled, 'Watch where you're goin', toothpick.'" Or maybe, "There was a tall, gangly young man stocking the shelves in the olive aisle. He obviously did not expect anyone up that aisle, because the air was thick with methane. He turned beet red from his clean-shaven, kid face to the tips of his ears." (Incidentally, both of these things really happened when I went to the store 2 hours ago...)
I'm really and truly done now... I'm not an ogre, Carol- I just like to talk about things I observe in people. Augh- I have to go heat up my grill and steam some rice. I REALLY am shutting off the computer this time. :-)