Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Grammartastic

Yesterday, as Pete was reading his grammar assignment, he asked,

"Mom, what does semile and metoffer mean?" ( I used these spellings to try and show the sounds he used.  Syllable emphasis on "mile" and "off")

I cracked up laughing.  He started laughing because I was laughing and then I explained the correct pronunciation.

He was asking about similes and metaphors.

~R

2 comments:

  1. my sisters still laugh at the time I, being very snooty, used to word epitome...emphasis on the tome.

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  2. haha - we've had similar things happen at this house (but for the life of me, I can't think what they were right now)

    every time I watch a child learn how to read, I realize just how rough our language is.

    These words do not rhyme

    Rough cough
    Worry Sorry
    word Lord
    and the list goes on....

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