▁the ▁turn - t aking ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁sometimes ▁the ▁syntax ▁used ▁in ▁language . ▁He ▁called ▁an ▁apple ▁a ▁" ban er ry " ▁( pr on ounced ▁as ▁rh ym ing ▁with ▁some ▁pron unci ations ▁of ▁" can ary "), ▁which ▁a ▁lingu ist ▁friend ▁of ▁Pe pper berg ' s ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁" ban ana " ▁and ▁" cher ry ", ▁two ▁f ruits ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁familiar ▁with . ▁ ▁Alex ▁could ▁add , ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁extent , ▁correctly ▁giving ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁similar ▁objects ▁on ▁a ▁t ray . ▁Pe pper berg ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁count , ▁the ▁data ▁could ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁his ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁estimate ▁quickly ▁and ▁accur ately ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁something , ▁better ▁than ▁humans ▁can . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁tired ▁of ▁being ▁tested , ▁he ▁would ▁say ▁" W anna ▁go ▁back ", ▁meaning ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁c age , ▁and ▁in ▁general , ▁he ▁would ▁request ▁where ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁by ▁saying ▁" W anna ▁go ... ", ▁protest ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁place , ▁and ▁sit ▁quietly ▁when ▁taken ▁to ▁his ▁preferred ▁spot . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁trained ▁to ▁say ▁where ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁go , ▁but ▁picked ▁it ▁up ▁from ▁being ▁asked ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁taken . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁research er ▁displayed ▁ir rit ation , ▁Alex ▁tried ▁to ▁def use ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁phrase , ▁"