tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post8857097939524661596..comments2023-08-10T06:57:45.911-04:00Comments on Questioning my Intelligence: Words, Words, Words from Barbara KingsolverSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-70167338942606443512010-09-04T22:06:39.437-04:002010-09-04T22:06:39.437-04:00My daughter used to call freckles "markles&qu...My daughter used to call freckles "markles" and my son still calls the trampoline a "jumpoline".<br />Funny thing is, their words make more sense.Lorrindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828460384087816646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-64843171936059794042009-12-15T14:36:04.746-05:002009-12-15T14:36:04.746-05:00Isn't it funny how our kids words persist in t...Isn't it funny how our kids words persist in the family dictionary! In our house the piano is a pan-ee-o, onions are yunyuns, and the nice man in the brown truck is the U-P-Pess man.Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-32816083220112512202009-12-14T16:05:02.990-05:002009-12-14T16:05:02.990-05:00Two of our family favorites are "sam-pinches ...Two of our family favorites are "sam-pinches and segunuff" -- sandwiches and 7-up -- and "eye grows" -- eye brows!Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-4423024907954692762009-12-13T12:03:50.406-05:002009-12-13T12:03:50.406-05:00Thanks for the great post...
What a great way to r...Thanks for the great post...<br />What a great way to remember all the cute things kids say that make our language more livable for everyone. My now 39yr old son used to call his favorite candy "Circus Peanuts" ... "Zirk Beans". Now it's my grands that give out the smiles. My DGS still calls me "Gamma Ancy".<br />Nancy K in WIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-50314064432875643682009-12-13T08:06:13.910-05:002009-12-13T08:06:13.910-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-81682214398969310972009-12-13T08:06:13.197-05:002009-12-13T08:06:13.197-05:00Awww, thanks for sharing so many wonderful "w...Awww, thanks for sharing so many wonderful "words"! Lisa, I'd totally forgotten about notnees, and Rory is such a gem for these sorts of words. Like aunt, like niece, I guess!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-37996957777371543312009-12-12T21:43:45.071-05:002009-12-12T21:43:45.071-05:00My cousin called spiders, "bobbers". My...My cousin called spiders, "bobbers". My younger son wants me to "Zo" things (sew) and he used to call ink, "yink". Miss those days - - -Michellemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812499413831211360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-78035560541879038052009-12-12T11:18:20.400-05:002009-12-12T11:18:20.400-05:00When I went to pick up my grandson from daycare on...When I went to pick up my grandson from daycare one day, he excitedly grabbed my hand and pulled me over to see the "callipeters"--caterpillars to the rest of us. We then went home to eat "pasghetti" for supper.Barbara Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514223176042928439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-11225896184874584792009-12-12T09:42:08.443-05:002009-12-12T09:42:08.443-05:00Rory said "hostible" for hospital, &quo...Rory said "hostible" for hospital, "Brocolaca" for broccoli. I know there are more but I can't think of them now. Mac made up words that we never found out the meaning. The author of this blog came up with the very funny "notnee" for monkey when she was a child. Mom said it took a long time to figure out what on earth a notnee was. Rory also liked to misuse words properly pronounced, like the time she stated (at age 4) that there was an ambush waiting for me. I asked her hat an ambush was, and she stated "an ambush is an animal...more than a pig." I had no idea there were degrees of being an animal.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-11994319026500463602009-12-11T23:07:16.901-05:002009-12-11T23:07:16.901-05:00My son used to say "huptilcopters" and &...My son used to say "huptilcopters" and "plug it out" instead of unplug. Contractions were also a mystery where he'd say "No, I amn't" instead of "No, I'm not." He's almost 40 now, but I still remember his cute sayings.Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365905998420493841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-34203114862100327582009-12-11T22:59:15.675-05:002009-12-11T22:59:15.675-05:00Lillie (8) is also my youngest. Her older brothers...Lillie (8) is also my youngest. Her older brothers, 18 and 13 both love what she used to call magazines--"mazagines'. We still call them that. What joy do the young ones bring us!<br />Just last week she brought home the word 'earthquicks' for the term earthquakes. She corrected me as I corrected her telling me that earthquicks were when the earth moved quick. (They are studying soil, rocks, and the earth in science right now.) Of course she made sense. <br />However, she now knows the correct pronunciation and it breaks my heart just a little that some of her innocence is gone....<br />oh, and porcupine quills are 'porkys' and she's not the only kids I've heard say that!<br /><br />Ahhh Memory Lane!!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181601593969257731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-7793019793006804392009-12-11T20:08:23.076-05:002009-12-11T20:08:23.076-05:00Warberdies! I may have the spelling wrong, of cou...Warberdies! I may have the spelling wrong, of course. The accent is on the "War". I'm tempted to leave you guessing what it means, but I'm not that cruel - strawberries!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436906118524517822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-81505541135715225642009-12-11T15:03:16.862-05:002009-12-11T15:03:16.862-05:00What a sweet story. My nephew coined the term &quo...What a sweet story. My nephew coined the term "slimming" for "swimming." :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809148520833688486noreply@blogger.com