always have. as a kid i had a fairly decent vocabulary because i could pretty much nail a definition by how it was used in a sentence.
fast forward many, many years and a fault is appearing in my logic. yes, i know the meaning of the word but because what i learned was visual and not audible, my pronunciation is so far off base, people look at me like i am nuts.
case in point one: i said something to kidlet about having a plethora if goodies. you know pleth or a. she tilts her head and says, "pleth o ra". what? i run to look it up. damned if the kid isn't right and all these years i've been saying it wrong.
case in point two: i am out to lunch with nancy and i am discussing the new bag in my purse that contains the detritus of my life. you know, dee tree us. nancy tilts her head and says "de try tus". aaarrghhh.
now i'm afraid to use my 25 cent words. no matter. my friends are used to me. life is good.
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Rosie is one of your tribe. Truly, really, never taught the child to read, but she always has. She has a bent to call a pint a "pent". But my favorite is "Me can a kism" (mechanism)! It's all good!
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