tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post3388325539388496445..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: Pint Sized GrammarMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-81135436852369675672007-09-12T20:26:00.000-04:002007-09-12T20:26:00.000-04:00Heh. Mimi sometimes calls tomorrow "next day" too...Heh. Mimi sometimes calls tomorrow "next day" too. <BR/><BR/>I miss the days when she used to say "fut" instead of "put." Like, "Momma, will you help me fut on my coat?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-35942979892145308382007-09-07T01:07:00.000-04:002007-09-07T01:07:00.000-04:00That is so cute! My daughter calls every time in ...That is so cute! My daughter calls every time in the past "yesterday". So even if she ate toast an hour ago, she'll say, "I just had toast for breakfast yesterday." I'm going to be so bummed when she can actually speak properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-82466837813887910672007-09-06T16:20:00.000-04:002007-09-06T16:20:00.000-04:00Connor uses Next Day too.I love hearing pint size ...Connor uses Next Day too.<BR/>I love hearing pint size grammar.<BR/>(mine isn't too far off)Tabbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571583646468537273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-71164931241434901562007-09-06T15:16:00.000-04:002007-09-06T15:16:00.000-04:00I agree with the others: I rather like the sound o...I agree with the others: I rather like the sound of it. It makes her sound like a European world traveler.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-42465986934022756852007-09-06T12:25:00.000-04:002007-09-06T12:25:00.000-04:00I love "the next day." So much more poetic than "...I love "the next day." So much more poetic than "tomorrow."Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469613639032593194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-84598018640743061642007-09-06T12:03:00.000-04:002007-09-06T12:03:00.000-04:00Mine too. Pronouns are a bugger for them, aren't t...Mine too. Pronouns are a bugger for them, aren't they?Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-10375082337665069882007-09-06T11:25:00.000-04:002007-09-06T11:25:00.000-04:00I love pint-sized grammer! It's so endearing...I love pint-sized grammer! It's so endearing...Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-17087635741727551452007-09-05T20:31:00.000-04:002007-09-05T20:31:00.000-04:00Bossy's son used to say "come here" with a french ...Bossy's son used to say "come here" with a french accent, "Mommy, Vee-air!"BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-64994668344782165992007-09-05T18:08:00.000-04:002007-09-05T18:08:00.000-04:00I love kid-isms. I love that age!I love kid-isms. I love that age!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086167716210736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-35708029381788646562007-09-05T16:11:00.000-04:002007-09-05T16:11:00.000-04:00My son is six, and he STILL says "May you please.....My son is six, and he STILL says "May you please..." about things. Oops. Being raised by wolves, he is. Oh well. But it is so cute! I love all that stuff they say before they turn 10 and know it all!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-12734624602418458562007-09-05T14:55:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:55:00.000-04:00i love this. it's pint-sized sophistication!!i love this. it's pint-sized sophistication!!pinknesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155323361162991339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55229374170357390592007-09-05T14:43:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:43:00.000-04:00I love toddlerisms. I rarely correct them, which ...I love toddlerisms. I rarely correct them, which drives my husband crazy. They'll get it eventually...why hurry them along?Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-74230861583281062562007-09-05T14:27:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:27:00.000-04:00I guess she is, if you consider babbling to be the...I guess she is, if you consider babbling to be the first language.Antropólogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720065905801369495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-35504217445488372672007-09-05T14:00:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:00:00.000-04:00My daughter says "may you please ..." too. So fu...My daughter says "may you please ..." too. So funny -- I'll miss it when she outgrows it.Maewen Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740660002168077471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90856045772674289942007-09-05T13:05:00.000-04:002007-09-05T13:05:00.000-04:00If all else fails, it's always worth throwing a "p...If all else fails, it's always worth throwing a "please" in there somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-81245748248617591972007-09-05T12:14:00.000-04:002007-09-05T12:14:00.000-04:00My youngest used to say things like, "I could eat ...My youngest used to say things like, "I could eat chocolate cake ALL THE DAYS"...instead of All of the Time or All Day Long. I miss those days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-29643005698708391492007-09-05T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-05T11:55:00.000-04:00I adore the way kids phrase things. And Jack used...I adore the way kids phrase things. And Jack used to say number two!<BR/><BR/>English is an impossibly tough language -- I'm constantly surprised that kids learn it so easily, on the whole.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.com