A few quotes I've heard from the kids this week:
Amelia
laughing, "Lucy was writing a list of kids who are coming to her house today and she started my name with M - I told her it starts with A so she had to go get a rubber and fix it!"
For the slow among us she did explain to me that 'rubber' means 'eraser' in England.
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"And then after that we had flapjack for pudding."
This here is a sentence that would have made me stare in confusion a mere month ago. But the combination of Amelia who loves "pudding" (all desserts) and my discovery of flapjacks (buttery blocks of soft chewy sweet granola-esque things) at the office cafe made this sentence quite clear to me when it was uttered.
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After a birthday party, she was listing all of the "sweeties" she ate and collected. I finally said "Did you have any real food at all?" She answered "Yes, of course - I had carrots and tomahhhtoes." She really said it like that! Without noticing!
Oliver
whining "No, I don't WANT to put on my jumper!" (that's a sweater!)
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"Could I have a biscuit for snack? One of the round ones?" (Ritz crackers to us Americans)
Monday, September 28, 2009
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2 comments:
Sounds like they're fitting in with no issues!
Flapjacks down here in the South are a totally different thing, and I'd always been under the misconception that the Brits were discussing pancakes, as well!
I don't think I've ever posted on your blog, but I LOVE it. You have such a knack for making pictures with words.
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