Comments on: The growing vocabulary of a growing boy http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/ mom's search for meaning Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maria http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5697 Maria Fri, 30 May 2008 20:25:59 +0000 http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5697 Too cute! I have already started making a list for The Boy's 18 month post, but I know I will still miss some of the words, because he seems to have a new one almost every day! Just this week, we were leaving daycare when he saw, pointed to and said flower (fwowe). Too cute! I have already started making a list for The Boy’s 18 month post, but I know I will still miss some of the words, because he seems to have a new one almost every day! Just this week, we were leaving daycare when he saw, pointed to and said flower (fwowe).

]]> By: Jordan http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5692 Jordan Thu, 29 May 2008 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5692 LOL. My father was a missionary in Finland, and as such, he and his companion weren't supposed to <del>talk to</del> enter the homes of women who were home without their husbands (have to avoid the appearance of evil). If you change the length of one vowel and one consonant in the Finnish sentence "May we come back to meet your husband?", the resulting sentence translates as "The frog is coming to kill your husband." To which the amused housewife allegedly responds, "Oh? How?" To which the confused, bike-riding missionary supposedly says, "By bicycle." (Which, I believe, can also be translated "With a bicycle.") Yeah, like Elisa said, I studied linguistics in college. :D LOL. My father was a missionary in Finland, and as such, he and his companion weren’t supposed to talk to enter the homes of women who were home without their husbands (have to avoid the appearance of evil). If you change the length of one vowel and one consonant in the Finnish sentence “May we come back to meet your husband?”, the resulting sentence translates as “The frog is coming to kill your husband.”

To which the amused housewife allegedly responds, “Oh? How?”

To which the confused, bike-riding missionary supposedly says, “By bicycle.” (Which, I believe, can also be translated “With a bicycle.”)

Yeah, like Elisa said, I studied linguistics in college. :D

]]> By: warillever http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5691 warillever Thu, 29 May 2008 17:01:44 +0000 http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5691 Isn't it amazing (and distressing) how quickly they grow? And what is this about frogs and bicycles? It reminds me of that silly scene in the <i>Muppet Movie</i> where Kermit and Miss Piggy are riding. Except for that murder part.... Isn’t it amazing (and distressing) how quickly they grow?

And what is this about frogs and bicycles? It reminds me of that silly scene in the Muppet Movie where Kermit and Miss Piggy are riding. Except for that murder part….

]]> By: Jordan http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5689 Jordan Thu, 29 May 2008 15:05:37 +0000 http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5689 Now, woah. I wasn't going to kill anybody with a bicycle. THE FROG is coming to kill your husband with a bicycle. Glad we got that straight. :D Now, woah. I wasn’t going to kill anybody with a bicycle. THE FROG is coming to kill your husband with a bicycle.

Glad we got that straight.

:D

]]> By: Elisa Allan http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5687 Elisa Allan Thu, 29 May 2008 12:57:53 +0000 http://www.mamablogga.com/the-growing-vocabulary-of-a-growing-boy/#comment-5687 I see the linguist in you when you make posts like these! I love it! Reminds me of Sophomore year, sitting around and having you tell us stories about Finland and coming to kill somebody with a bicycle! ha ha! I see the linguist in you when you make posts like these! I love it! Reminds me of Sophomore year, sitting around and having you tell us stories about Finland and coming to kill somebody with a bicycle! ha ha!

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