Yes, I could continue ranting about the insanity over here, but I’m sure you’re as tired of reading about it as I am of writing about it. So now, for something completely different…
I have been very lucky in the sense that neither of my kids have ever struggled with language. They were both always comfortably in the average range for their age, and sometimes seemingly well above average. They have good vocabularies and are generally very easy for most people to understand when they speak. Their pronunciation has improved as they’ve gotten older, with no intervention from us. While I do make it a point to pronounce words correctly when I talk to them or repeat back what they’ve said, I don’t do it in a pointed, correcting kind of way. I just talk. That’s it.
They have also shown an interest in trying new words just for the fun of it, and both are consciously trying to pronounce “L” and “TH” correctly, which is pretty neat to watch.
In the meantime, they have a few consistent mispronunciations that I have actually stopped my husband from attempting to correct. I just love them so much, and I know they’ll be fixed on their own in time. So, for the moment, I just want to revel in them.
coconuts = “poconuts”
backpack = “pack-pack”
umbrella = “bwing-gwew-wa” (it’s a weird one, but they both say it the same way)
remote = “ma-rote”
kite = “tite”
And, best of all, Daniel’s rendition of the chorus to “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins.
Wet’s go fwy a tite
Up fwoo da highest heights
Wet’s go fwy a tite
And send it snoring.
Up fwoo de atmosphere
Up where de air is cwear.
Oh, wet’s go…. fwy a tite!
So, what are your all-time favorite toddler mispronounciations?
We’ve had our share of those in the past that sounded lewd, especially when Daniel was obsessed with flags and would SHOUT anytime he saw a flagpole, “Flag on a stick! Flag on a stick!” Except, well… the “l” in flag was dropped, and the “st” in stick came out more like a “d.” It was alarming.
I love talking about toddler speech and language…ok huge nerd here, I guess I am in the right profession though!
Madeline has a couple cute things she says too.
Her play kitchen is a “chicken” but every other kitchen is pronounced correctly. Our dog whose name is Scooter has been “Goowah” for about a year and a half. When she sings the ABCs she does not call say the letter “Y”, she says “W, X, Now and Z.”
My favourite from my two little ones lately is blueberry=blue-bellies.
hahaha.
i’m excited for this stage. for now all i can say is that no child can ever say my name. i always end up being: aunt a-bow.
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My all-time favorite was when Burke used to call his pacifier a paciFLOWER. I’m fairly certain I giggled each time…
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My two current faves – popsicle as popiscle and pillow as piddow.
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Our current fave is every toddler boo boo staple, the ‘ban dain’. Our neighbor Samantha was ‘AmSa’. Helicopter = hoppacopter. Mac’n Cheese = mackan n cheese, potato = bapato. And every syllable of ‘avocado’ is perfect, which is also quite amusing though as well.
I think my favourite isn’t a mispronunciation at all but a total misunderstanding. When our Holly was about two-and-a-half parmesan was “this cheese.” The conversation went
me (holding bowl of parmesan): Do you want some of this cheese on your pasta, Holly?
chook: Es peez, Mama, dis cheese!
It still is “this cheese” in our house!! Ooh, but I’ve just remembered the Fairy GOODmother from Sleeping Beauty and my favourite rock band, My TENTACLE Romance!! Ha!!
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Julie calls umbrellas rainbrellas for some reason and now we do too!
Another good one both my kids say is “crap-a-lope” for cantaloupe. Makes me laugh every time.
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Ackle for apple, litellaly for literally, actuawy for actually, badel for bagel and my favorite mispronounciation of all: truck for train.
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Still LOL-ing at that last big. I needed that!
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My recent favorite was “I copulated” for “I cooperated.”
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my sister had to stop on the way home from work one friday to get some scotch cuz my dad was coming to visit for the weekend. my niece was excited to tell everyone that afternoon that she got a sucker at the “lickey” store!
I miss that stage!
My favorites from T&M:
Huckalily = Helicopter
Binoculators = Binoculars
Compukiter = Computer (not sure, but I think at age 9 Matt still uses that one!)
From Ry: Uppie-Down for “pick me up”. We were never sure why the “down” was put in there.
My guys aren’t saying a lot yet but one says “danana” for banana but he really likes them so it always comes out half screamed. and they both say “dah doh” for all done while frantically waving their arms in their version of the sign for all done.
My sister used to say “puck a fucky” for cup of coffee.
Thanks for sharing flag on a stick, I needed that. I’m dealing with some very defiant little boys over here today.
my new favorite is “pinny pow” for skinny cow ice cream sandwiches.
My favorites from my daughter are:
kepitch= ketchup
me-mer= mermaid
I love toddler language!
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