How about that metaphor?
Sighing and rubbing his nose, he reluctantly adds:
- I'll humor you by one percent, purely for academic purposes, and say that it's definitely... "better" isn't quite the right word... In short, it's far from as awful as what you could produce in a normal situation without any effort. So, if this were an exam, you'd probably pass with a C-. Keep it up! If you continue at this pace, you might eventually evolve into a full-fledged citizen who can be let out into decent society without a Lunarian gag in his mouth.