tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2037122979781213903..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Words with extra relish, please – and don’t forget the ‘beens’ - by Rosalie WarrenKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-3503618261209337452016-09-05T22:30:24.286+01:002016-09-05T22:30:24.286+01:00Your post made me nostalgic for when my grandchild...Your post made me nostalgic for when my grandchildren were tots and each moment with them brought delight and surprises. Thanks for reminding us that the learning process tells us far more about ourselves than what we already know. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30274604372254801452016-09-05T10:53:06.312+01:002016-09-05T10:53:06.312+01:00Thank you Jo, Bill and Enid for the wonderful exam...Thank you Jo, Bill and Enid for the wonderful examples of children's speech. I love them all! I often say, 'Up get,' when it's time to get up... something Daisy's dad used to say in his distant youth! :-) Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-73321649671827870382016-09-04T15:56:06.475+01:002016-09-04T15:56:06.475+01:00One of my favourites was my grand-daughter's q...One of my favourites was my grand-daughter's question re- seagulls: "Why aren't there any sea-boys?" And my son's "Laborate engines" applied to any interesting bit of mechanical junk he'd found to add to his collection.<br />Loved reading about Daisy's game, and her 'beens' are impressive! Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42047371192616577142016-09-04T10:49:26.157+01:002016-09-04T10:49:26.157+01:00Lovely. And the 'mistakes' they make endur...Lovely. And the 'mistakes' they make endure. We still use a phrase that occurred when one of my granddaughters was playing a game of shopkeepers with us. She 'delivered' some groceries to my chair, I asked her how much they cost and her answer was 'No quids'.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-71142788294592387432016-09-04T08:45:12.200+01:002016-09-04T08:45:12.200+01:00Oh the joy of children discovering language - and ...Oh the joy of children discovering language - and their pronunciations that can confuse and delight us! (My daughter insisted that 'elephants' were 'effluence' ... much to the confusion of a zoo-keeper!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com