Comments on: English is a funny language http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Thu, 24 May 2012 01:56:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: GrannyJ http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4529 GrannyJ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:52:25 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4529 I recall that even in speaking, you as a chile tried to regularize the English language. Especially irregular verbs. However, what has fascinated me over my life is finding those groups in our country that retain some of the older forms, especially "be" (i.e., the Ebonics "he be" is an early form which you also find in the sea islands off the coast of Georgia & the Carolinas...) I recall that even in speaking, you as a chile tried to regularize the English language. Especially irregular verbs. However, what has fascinated me over my life is finding those groups in our country that retain some of the older forms, especially “be” (i.e., the Ebonics “he be” is an early form which you also find in the sea islands off the coast of Georgia & the Carolinas…)

]]> By: SBird http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4526 SBird Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:19:58 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4526 Congratulations to the OD!! I am at the stage of realizing just how many homynyms we have...I said "buy" to The Bee the other day, and she waved bye. Sigh. Frustrating. Congratulations to the OD!! I am at the stage of realizing just how many homynyms we have…I said “buy” to The Bee the other day, and she waved bye. Sigh. Frustrating.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4524 Miss Cellania Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:10:43 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4524 Yay for Omegadotter! Once reading becomes easy for her, the rest of her life will be an adventure in learning. Sure, its hard, but you just wait til you have kids trying to do long division when they don't adequately recall their multiplication tables. I cannot WAIT for geometry! Yay for Omegadotter! Once reading becomes easy for her, the rest of her life will be an adventure in learning. Sure, its hard, but you just wait til you have kids trying to do long division when they don’t adequately recall their multiplication tables. I cannot WAIT for geometry!

]]> By: Vinegar Martini http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4523 Vinegar Martini Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:56:33 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4523 WOW. Those Magic Treehouse books are awesome - and advanced for young Dotter's grade! Way to go Miss Dotter!!! You're both entering a wonderful time with books - Cam Jansen, Junie B Jones, Katie Kazoo - some really cool girls in those pages! But yeah, the English language is a kicker - especially for children. I have to make myself correct L'il Vinegar some days - but the mispronunciations are so adorable - and thought provoking! WOW. Those Magic Treehouse books are awesome - and advanced for young Dotter’s grade! Way to go Miss Dotter!!!

You’re both entering a wonderful time with books - Cam Jansen, Junie B Jones, Katie Kazoo - some really cool girls in those pages!

But yeah, the English language is a kicker - especially for children. I have to make myself correct L’il Vinegar some days - but the mispronunciations are so adorable - and thought provoking!

]]> By: Elaine http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4518 Elaine Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:30:22 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4518 Oh my yes. We're running into the same thing here, with the added bonus of a little sister who is learning to speak and parents (and the girls too, but not as seriously) trying to learn a new language. I really never realized how complicated language is before. And how easily I speak English... Oh my yes. We’re running into the same thing here, with the added bonus of a little sister who is learning to speak and parents (and the girls too, but not as seriously) trying to learn a new language. I really never realized how complicated language is before. And how easily I speak English…

]]> By: lizard http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4517 lizard Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:50:11 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4517 wooo-hooo! congrats on that one page. I can't wait to read the post when she is just reading, and you don't have a clue of how many pages it is because it is just more or less automatic. It's gonna happen before your eyes. We are not reading yet, as we put no effort into it really and K isn't until next year. However, I can see some of the pitfalls already. Every time we talk about LED lights, the kid (named Ellie) says "LED! Like Ellie! It's like my name!" and I think that at some point we are actually going to have to explain the difference. And then we will ahve to explain why LED makes more sense, spelling-wise, than Ellie does. For ages when she first started spelling her name she would want it to start with an L. Who could blame her? It is indeed a funny language. But then for most kids, it does become automatic. wooo-hooo! congrats on that one page. I can’t wait to read the post when she is just reading, and you don’t have a clue of how many pages it is because it is just more or less automatic. It’s gonna happen before your eyes.

We are not reading yet, as we put no effort into it really and K isn’t until next year. However, I can see some of the pitfalls already. Every time we talk about LED lights, the kid (named Ellie) says “LED! Like Ellie! It’s like my name!” and I think that at some point we are actually going to have to explain the difference. And then we will ahve to explain why LED makes more sense, spelling-wise, than Ellie does. For ages when she first started spelling her name she would want it to start with an L. Who could blame her?

It is indeed a funny language. But then for most kids, it does become automatic.

]]> By: spacemom http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4516 spacemom Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:38:22 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4516 Way to go Dotter! Soleil is also reading adn then going nuts over the rules.....sigh.... Way to go Dotter! Soleil is also reading adn then going nuts over the rules…..sigh….

]]> By: Jess http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4515 Jess Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:36:50 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/21/english-is-a-funny-language/#comment-4515 Good for the Dotter! (I'll bet "said" is a sight word now, though, as often as it's used in the Jack and Annie books. Heh.) Good for the Dotter!

(I’ll bet “said” is a sight word now, though, as often as it’s used in the Jack and Annie books. Heh.)

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