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35. I have 2 language foibles to share

Sat May 25, 2024, 03:04 PM

May 25

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Growing up, a younger child squashed a bug and said "I deaded it" She didn't know the word kill. We'd use the term after that. Did you dead it? or Did you make it dead?"

The other involves misunderstanding the spoken word.
My mother was French Canadian and we spoke French and English. She'd say (or I'd hear) bay prain when she didn't hear or understand. I'd say bay prain too, thought it was French for excuse me. I was well into my teens when i asked her what it meant. She had no idea. After talking it through, we realized she was slurring her English. Say "beg your pardon" really fast and it comes out bay prain.

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Please add the funniest/most adorable things children have called things that have stuck in your family [View all] MLAA May 25 OP

I read about a toddler who referred to mittens NewDayOranges May 25 #1

Good one! MLAA May 25 #2

In Dutch gloves are called "handschoenen" Turbineguy May 25 #30

Toes enid602 May 25 #77

My daughter called me Do Dum. Probatim May 25 #3

My wife and I are giggling at this post underpants May 25 #7

These are treasures! MLAA May 25 #9

Pissghetti for spaghetti. no_hypocrisy May 25 #4

A classic, for sure. MLAA May 25 #10

White cake and sugar underpants May 25 #5

Some things remain mysteries forever, white cake is one such mystery. MLAA May 25 #11

Angel Food. Arne May 25 #16

hotcake, maybe? n/t lastlib May 25 #25

Kids would say POP and they didn't mean their father. Arne May 25 #6

They called soft drinks pop? MLAA May 25 #14

I called my Grandfather Pop. Arne May 25 #15

I called my dad Pop. LakeArenal May 25 #26

... MLAA May 25 #39

Not quite what you are asking for, Ptah May 25 #8

Damn, that's a good one! What a clever girl with an inquiring mind! MLAA May 25 #12

My little brother was fascinated by machinery. Ocelot II May 25 #13

Uncle Funnybear Mz Pip May 25 #17

I bet he wears the name proudly! MLAA May 25 #40

My daughter was a toddler in 1985. ariadne0614 May 25 #18

That is delightful! Buttering! MLAA May 25 #41

Forty years later, it still delights me every time it comes to mind! ariadne0614 May 25 #61

Calling cumulus clouds "curious" clouds duckworth969 May 25 #19

Too cute! MLAA May 25 #42

When my son was a toddler he called the TV remote the "toe" Freddie May 25 #20

Good one! MLAA May 25 #43

I have a nephew that made up a few terms we still use nuxvomica May 25 #21

Love it Erika-ginger. We are now running our Erika-ginger around the clock as we should hit our first 100 degree day MLAA May 25 #44

I was eight, the oldest of four and decided to rename all of us. LuckyLib May 25 #22

Too cute. Love all four names. MLAA May 25 #45

For myself, I wasn't very old when I asked my mom ... Niagara May 25 #23

Love winklewipers! MLAA May 25 #46

Two-year-old nephew, a baseball fan called the Reds/Phillies star.... lastlib May 25 #24

He lived up to the moniker! MLAA May 25 #49

When my mom was born her older (by about 20 months) dflprincess May 25 #27

I love it. Your mom must have loved it as well as she didn't lose it in those 88 years. 🙂 MLAA May 25 #50

My nephew, around 3-4 yrs old dweller May 25 #28

Billions and billions of beagles! What a wonderful image! MLAA May 25 #51

As a baby they called me Tinka Babe. Cuz my older bro couldn't say Stinky baby. LakeArenal May 25 #29

Great ones! Love nude niks! MLAA May 25 #52

Nephew - Praple for purple KT2000 May 25 #31

It does make you wonder how they came up with nalobs. 🙂 MLAA May 25 #53

As winter was turning bamagal62 May 25 #32

It's sleeves up weather! MLAA May 25 #55

We thought it was pretty creative bamagal62 May 25 #74

We were on vacation at the beach with our two grands in the back of the car. FalloutShelter May 25 #33

That was weird! MLAA May 25 #57

My grandkids call their grandpa 'Oompa" The Blue Flower May 25 #34

Willie Wonka MLAA May 25 #58

I have 2 language foibles to share MyMission May 25 #35

Tres bien, Mystery finally solved! MLAA May 25 #60

Apparently I always play Frank Zeppelin too loud JoseBalow May 25 #36

We'd tell the kids to behave Marthe48 May 25 #37

Wasn't being Have! Hahaha. MLAA May 25 #62

Our oldest called a calculator, a numbercator. Wonder Why May 25 #38

Makes more sense, smart kid! MLAA May 25 #63

From the younger set ... Aimee in OKC May 25 #47

Chicken with a handle! Really good one! I just love it. MLAA May 25 #64

My daughter was about two when we were trying to time our way past... surrealAmerican May 25 #48

Sprink! Perfect. MLAA May 25 #65

My little patient loved watching the Gigglebellies on YouTube. Lunabell May 25 #54

I like her name better! MLAA May 25 #66

Ticking parket keithbvadu2 May 25 #56

.. MLAA May 25 #67

It wasn't a "thing" claudette May 25 #59

Both of theses are hilarious. MLAA May 25 #68

😀 claudette May 25 #73

My ex said something scared the 'b-jesus' out of him, pandr32 May 25 #69

Okay, you win the thread! MLAA May 25 #70

My older daughter used to call hot dogs hockets. Wicked Blue May 25 #71

Love hoppitator! MLAA May 25 #72

One more, same kid... bamagal62 May 25 #75

Much more fun than here you go. Diddle do the mash potatoes! Diddle do the remote control . MLAA May 26 #79

I would be an awful mother bamagal62 May 25 #76

Glad you aren't an awful mother! And stick trees is a good one! MLAA May 26 #80

When my daughter was little we were gifted a chihuahua named Ratona womanofthehills May 25 #78

So cute! I'm sure chi-wee-wee appreciated the affectionate new name. MLAA May 26 #81

One of my nieces TlalocW May 26 #82

Hilarious! MLAA May 26 #84

Mc ick a donalds redwitch May 26 #83

Too cute! MLAA May 26 #85

garjub - garbage Kali May 26 #86

Love sea gultures and ROACHES in the ashtray is priceless! MLAA May 26 #87

my youngest sister came up with some good ones yellowdogintexas May 27 #88

These are some good ones! MLAA May 27 #89

In the late 80s a toddler son of friends of mine told me he was having trees for dinner. Harker May 27 #90

Too cute! MLAA May 27 #92

Bookmark....... Upthevibe May 27 #91