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talking properly.
Sep. 17th, 2012 01:22 amSenor Onion's accent varies here and there. I am noticing more words slipping into his vocabulary that have a strong tinge of Englishness about them. "Proper" being one of those words. Today while playing with his toys, he was saying that England was a proper country with proper things. I looked at him for a moment and thought, "Where are you from? the 19th century?"
In his mind, proper means old. He likes the old things. But he also thinks England is a stinky country because of all the fertilizer being put on fields at the moment. (causing one to say, "did someone have an accident?")
He mentioned that the kids at school said something about how he talked different and asked where he was from. He told them he was from Seattle. He then went on to tell us how one can say assorted words in a different accent. He brought up the word, "water". He then proceeded to do this BANG ON impression of how his older cousin says water. Mr. Jenner and I nearly fell over in our chairs laughing because it was just that good. Kind of a west country accent where you don't exactly pronounce the "t" but you kind of glide over it. I did turn to Mr. Jenner and say, "I hope he doesn't end up sounding like a farmer's child." Senor Onion was a little put off when we began to laug,h but we quickly explained that his ability to go back and forth between two distinct accents was a serious talent and that there are well-paid well-known actors who can't do that sort of thing to save their life and that he should be proud.
When I pick him up from school he tends to sound more English but when at home he seems to retain more of an American accent. In some ways I don't want him to lose that because that to me is the sound of my little boy.
In his mind, proper means old. He likes the old things. But he also thinks England is a stinky country because of all the fertilizer being put on fields at the moment. (causing one to say, "did someone have an accident?")
He mentioned that the kids at school said something about how he talked different and asked where he was from. He told them he was from Seattle. He then went on to tell us how one can say assorted words in a different accent. He brought up the word, "water". He then proceeded to do this BANG ON impression of how his older cousin says water. Mr. Jenner and I nearly fell over in our chairs laughing because it was just that good. Kind of a west country accent where you don't exactly pronounce the "t" but you kind of glide over it. I did turn to Mr. Jenner and say, "I hope he doesn't end up sounding like a farmer's child." Senor Onion was a little put off when we began to laug,h but we quickly explained that his ability to go back and forth between two distinct accents was a serious talent and that there are well-paid well-known actors who can't do that sort of thing to save their life and that he should be proud.
When I pick him up from school he tends to sound more English but when at home he seems to retain more of an American accent. In some ways I don't want him to lose that because that to me is the sound of my little boy.
