You know what Ana said on the date this is timestamped as?

[conuly]

"I amn't going! I... I... I'm not going!"

That's right. She spontaneously invented the word amn't. Definitely wasn't an ain't (don't bother me about ain't right now), and I know I'm the only one who'd be using a word like amn't around the kid, and I haven't.

Ana is so cool sometimes!

She also goes around insisting she can speak Spanish, and making up Spanish words to prove it. Funny thing is, if I didn't know those words weren't Spanish, they'd actually sound like authentic Spanish words. Somehow, she's managed to pick up on Spanish phonology after pretty limited exposure to the language. (Well, I *have* finally watched a few episodes of Diego with her. My God that show is irritating, and very condescending. But it's more tolerable now that Ana's caught on to my little game of deliberately giving very wrong answers to questions (Diego: Does this fish live in the ocean or the desert? Me and Ana: THE DESERT!!!!!!! Diego: That's right! The ocean! Me and Ana: Oh, man!), which alleviates the pain somewhat. And we *do* do Spanish once a week, but until recently she's refused to participate in anything that actually involved Spanish.)

Comments

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't particularly like the Dora and Diego shows, but the books are a lot of fun. Of course I think they're fun for my 19 month old. She will probably outgrow them by the time she's 4.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Teddy invented a word! That's right, the kid with a spoken vocabulary of about 20 words has one that isn't even REAL!

It's cartrack, and that is the thing in a car wash that pulls the car along. :D

Kayleigh used to go up to people and tell them 'come here' in Russian, no one knew what she was saying. She used it appropriately, though.

[conuly]

Whaddaya mean it isn't real?

You know what he means, he knows what it means, it doesn't violate any of the rules of the English language, and it makes perfect sense! It's not unreal, it's just a neologism.

You wait. When you keep on using it, in 20 years it'll be in the OED.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

You sound like his speech therapist. As long as we understand each other, he is communicating. :D Which I agree with, it's just funny that it sounds like I'm reading what he's saying.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

I say "amn't" too sometimes, actually. Especially when you'd say, "aren't I?" because that just . . . it's not right! ;-)

[sayga.livejournal.com]

kira has been saying "yar" and "tharr" for "you are" and "they are" when they appear at the end of a sentence (she properly uses "you're" in mid-sentence). she sounds like a pirate. "am i going? " "yes, yarrrr!"

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Don't bash the Dora/Diego learning. Seth has actually learned a good bit oof spanish from it! And since I can't write spanish for shit, here's what he knows (but in english!): Hello, Goodbye, HELP!! (that was the first I actually noticed, story to follow), Please, thank you, rescue, activate (that is from diego asking for help to :activate" rescue pack), and a few more.

Story:
Cast: Seth and Topher. and Me

Seth: *innocently sitting on floor*
Topher: *ATTTTTTTACCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK!*
Seth: Mommy! Help! (phonetic spelling here)Ah-u-den-ay!!
Topher: *bite*
Me: *still in shock at my child just pulling out friggin SPANISH!!!!*
Seth: HEEEEEEEEELP
Me: OKay okay. Topher, come here hunny. I have FOOD.
Topher: *Jumps up and attacks food*

I was in a state of WTF for a good five minutes.

[conuly]

Ayudame.

Ayuda - help. Me - me.

I'm not knocking learning, that show is just fucking annoying. It's insulting!

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't particularly like the Dora and Diego shows, but the books are a lot of fun. Of course I think they're fun for my 19 month old. She will probably outgrow them by the time she's 4.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Teddy invented a word! That's right, the kid with a spoken vocabulary of about 20 words has one that isn't even REAL!

It's cartrack, and that is the thing in a car wash that pulls the car along. :D

Kayleigh used to go up to people and tell them 'come here' in Russian, no one knew what she was saying. She used it appropriately, though.

[conuly]

Whaddaya mean it isn't real?

You know what he means, he knows what it means, it doesn't violate any of the rules of the English language, and it makes perfect sense! It's not unreal, it's just a neologism.

You wait. When you keep on using it, in 20 years it'll be in the OED.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

You sound like his speech therapist. As long as we understand each other, he is communicating. :D Which I agree with, it's just funny that it sounds like I'm reading what he's saying.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

I say "amn't" too sometimes, actually. Especially when you'd say, "aren't I?" because that just . . . it's not right! ;-)

[sayga.livejournal.com]

kira has been saying "yar" and "tharr" for "you are" and "they are" when they appear at the end of a sentence (she properly uses "you're" in mid-sentence). she sounds like a pirate. "am i going? " "yes, yarrrr!"

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Don't bash the Dora/Diego learning. Seth has actually learned a good bit oof spanish from it! And since I can't write spanish for shit, here's what he knows (but in english!): Hello, Goodbye, HELP!! (that was the first I actually noticed, story to follow), Please, thank you, rescue, activate (that is from diego asking for help to :activate" rescue pack), and a few more.

Story:
Cast: Seth and Topher. and Me

Seth: *innocently sitting on floor*
Topher: *ATTTTTTTACCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK!*
Seth: Mommy! Help! (phonetic spelling here)Ah-u-den-ay!!
Topher: *bite*
Me: *still in shock at my child just pulling out friggin SPANISH!!!!*
Seth: HEEEEEEEEELP
Me: OKay okay. Topher, come here hunny. I have FOOD.
Topher: *Jumps up and attacks food*

I was in a state of WTF for a good five minutes.

[conuly]

Ayudame.

Ayuda - help. Me - me.

I'm not knocking learning, that show is just fucking annoying. It's insulting!