My 3yo. is still trying to grasp the English language and it's proving to be quite humorous.
My Dear Husband is a hunter and likes to hunt ducks. DH has been working at the lease on weekends to prepare for the upcoming season. My daughter remembers him bringing home the ducks after the hunts last year and knows what he's doing. I thought she would be a little freaked about it, but after poking a dead duck or two while DH was cleaning them, she announced "Give me the knife Daddy so I can help you." She's totally fine with it. But I digress.
So this morning as DH put on his camo and was getting ready to leave, she begged and pleaded for him to please "take me ducking."
Yep, ducking. She thinks it's as simple as adding an "ing" to the end. As in, fishing. Great logic, huh?
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Toddler Speak?
My toddler is having a really tough time with some particular elements of the English language. Specifically, with pronouns –and they are confusing her to no end. Here’s the course of a recent conversation we had while driving in the car:
DD: Mom, I saw a boy on a bike back there.
Me: Wow, that’s pretty cool.
DD: Where was him’s mommy?
Me: Not him’s. Where was his mommy.
DD: Yeah, where was him’s mommy.
Me: His mommy, sweetie. Say it with me –where-was-his-mommy?
DD: (complying to shut me up) Where-was-his-mommy. I didn’t see she. Him was all by himself.
Me: No sweetie –he was all by himself. Say it right.
DD: He-was-all-by-him’s-self. Where was her?
Me: (sigh) Where-was-she. (!) I’m starting to see why this is so confusing to she, er, her.
DD: Where-was-she.
Me: Very good. I think she was standing by the door but you just couldn’t see her.
DD: Mom, please turn up the radio.
(sigh)
I don’t know how many times we’ve had similar, confusing conversations and it just hasn’t clicked for her yet. I’m sure it will, but until it does, the he/him’s, she/her’s, and we’s (as in, we have a pool at we’s house) are absolutely maddening.
I’m starting to feel a bit of sympathy for people that are attempting to learn English as a second language.
DD: Mom, I saw a boy on a bike back there.
Me: Wow, that’s pretty cool.
DD: Where was him’s mommy?
Me: Not him’s. Where was his mommy.
DD: Yeah, where was him’s mommy.
Me: His mommy, sweetie. Say it with me –where-was-his-mommy?
DD: (complying to shut me up) Where-was-his-mommy. I didn’t see she. Him was all by himself.
Me: No sweetie –he was all by himself. Say it right.
DD: He-was-all-by-him’s-self. Where was her?
Me: (sigh) Where-was-she. (!) I’m starting to see why this is so confusing to she, er, her.
DD: Where-was-she.
Me: Very good. I think she was standing by the door but you just couldn’t see her.
DD: Mom, please turn up the radio.
(sigh)
I don’t know how many times we’ve had similar, confusing conversations and it just hasn’t clicked for her yet. I’m sure it will, but until it does, the he/him’s, she/her’s, and we’s (as in, we have a pool at we’s house) are absolutely maddening.
I’m starting to feel a bit of sympathy for people that are attempting to learn English as a second language.
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