I say banana . . . « Mighty Red Pen

May 25, 2009

Filed under: At home with MRP, Kidspeak — mighty red pen @ 4:35 pm

Scene: MRP hands D. (age 3) a banana.

MRP: D., can you say “banana”?
D: Bawana.
MRP (trying to help): BA-NA-NA.
D: BA-WA-NA.

Comments (2)

I was told that I called grapes “japes” for quite some time. I, of course, maintain that I was, as usual, simply misunderstood.

Comment by David — May 26, 2009 @ 9:36 pm | Reply
LOL! Our son was classic for this.
For the longest time her pronounced cat “tat”.
We would helpfully say “c-c-c-cat”
He would say, “c-c-c-tat!”

Comment by Pen — June 2, 2009 @ 9:22 pm | Reply