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
my sisters still laugh at the time I, being very snooty, used to word epitome...emphasis on the tome.
ReplyDeletehaha - we've had similar things happen at this house (but for the life of me, I can't think what they were right now)
ReplyDeleteevery 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....