Friday, March 30, 2012

Ava-isms

Ava's language skills have developed at lightning speed.  Although she enunciates quite well, she has managed quite a few cute nuances - some have stayed, some have already disappeared - but, they are all worthy of honorable mentions :) 

cows-es, toes-es, trees-es, streets-es, birds-es = hyperpluralism :)
gumbrella = umbrella
"what my smell?" or "what do I smell like?" = what do I smell
cocolate = chocolate
Bazeel =Brazil
"I see colors" = sunrise/sunset
yuuk = look
maum = mom
abocado = avocado
rockamole = guacamole
paper loop = newspaper
top on top = ice cream sandwich
marote = remote
lellow = yellow
yesterday = anything that happened in the past
pastas= pasta
colors = crayons, markers
curly hair = messy, not yet brushed hair
straight hair = smooth, brushed hair
bandand = bandaid
new yoik = New York
"you can do it if you can" = you can do it if you want
beijoss = beijos
see-rows = cereal
tiger see-row = Frosted Flakes
stapstick = chapstick
toncats = contacts
chother = each other
re-fi-gelator = refrigerator
can you do me a favorite? = can you do me a favor?
are you stretched? = are you stressed? (this is what she asks Daddy)

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