“Gink” and Other Oddities

A few updates on my kids’ vocabularies.

Monica:  “Gink” for Drink, “Ow!” for Ow. “Why?” for why (isn’t she too young to start that one?!! “Gu-Gah” for Judah, “Mommy” for mommy and/or anything that she wants. She says a very sweet, “Pee?” for please, and an even sweeter, “daa-dyou” for thank you.  Whenever she sees a dog, she growls.

Ezra and Judah both still have trouble with “guitar.” They call them, “Riguitars.” This is because their first toy guitar was red, so we called it a “red guitar.” Say that three times fast and you will notice that it could quite easily be perceived as Riguitar by a non-English speaker. Grandpa Lew is still, “Grandpa Wew,” and most other Ls are still pronounced as Ws by both boys.  They call a crown a “king hat,” and proudly wear one while wielding a “wightsabo.” Just like “Wuke Skywalko.”