 Your First Word, Can you remember your first ever word? |
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 May 20 2008, 09:20 AM
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home is wherever I'm with you  Group: Super Member Posts: 2184 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Salzburg//NorCal Member No.: 100502 Name: Kathi Gender: Female  |
This is for a term paper I have to write for my Linguistics class. I was wondering if some of you could help me with this, since I don't have much access to English native speakers in this country =)
If you can remember the very first word you could say when you were a child, please tell me what it was and if you were pronouncing it incorrectly at first (you probably were) please tell me how you pronounced it. Thanks in advance! |
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May 20 2008, 09:52 AM
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Beware my power, GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT  Group: Global Mod Posts: 17709 Joined: 23-May 04 From: Dublin, Ireland Member No.: 54316 Name: Robb Gender: Male |
After ringing my mother (aren't I nice) mine was "all gone" pronounced pretty accurately, but sometimes "Aw gone".
If it helps, the reason why is that when I was eating, once it was finished my mother would always say "All gone". So eventually I started saying it too. My sisters was "more". |
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May 20 2008, 10:44 AM
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Don't judge my journey until you have walked my path. Group: Super Member Posts: 7118 Joined: 3-June 07 From: England Member No.: 98403 Name: Vickie Gender: Female |
My first word was "Oh dear". I was always being clumsy when I was little, my mother used to always say "oh dear" when I fell over, or coughed.
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May 20 2008, 01:55 PM
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Royalty. Group: Super Member Posts: 11295 Joined: 10-June 05 From: Canada, eh? Member No.: 79141 Name: JEN-NAH-FUR Gender: Female |
Mine was caca (which is poo in french) or dada (father). Pronounced as it looks. I don't think I'm much help tfor your paper though since I'm french...
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May 20 2008, 02:00 PM
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You're still the one that I love, the only one I dream of  Group: Member Posts: 2928 Joined: 5-October 04 From: In my husband's arms Member No.: 66656 Name: Amanda Gender: Female |
Mine was dada, pronounced just how it looks. I said it right the first time and my mom wasn't happy about it because she wanted my first word to be mama.
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May 20 2008, 05:07 PM
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I believe in love, lust, sex, and romance. Group: Member Posts: 2395 Joined: 29-May 05 Member No.: 78494 Name: Bigfoot. Gender: Female |
As embaressing as it may be, my first word was 'T-itty'. Only because as a child we had new litters of cats constantly.
I had a problems saying my C's & K's & until the fourth grade, All K & C words came out to sound like a T. At the time it seemed so innocent. Now you know way too much, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) . |
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May 20 2008, 05:47 PM
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Wear a smile--one size fits all Group: Member Posts: 4091 Joined: 7-June 06 From: CT, soon to be PA Member No.: 93829 Name: Daina Gender: Female |
^ha don't worry. I used to call my dog "Farty" instead of "Sparky" because my whole speech was whacked out when I was young. My preschool teacher had to make sure what my dog's name was with my mom because I kept telling her it was Farty lol.
My first word? Daddy. Probably not how it usually sounds, but that was my intention lol. |
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May 20 2008, 07:26 PM
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Proud mommy to Caiden <3  Group: Admin Mod Posts: 7990 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Buckley AFB, Colorado Member No.: 70377 Name: Lindsey Marie Gender: Female |
Not sure what mind was, but Caiden's was "Hi kitty" pronounced clear as day.
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May 21 2008, 03:28 AM
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home is wherever I'm with you Group: Super Member Posts: 2184 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Salzburg//NorCal Member No.: 100502 Name: Kathi Gender: Female |
Oooh, thanks everyone for remembering and/or ringing your mothers! =) It's pretty cool to see that there were so many different ones not just daddy or mommy.
And I love yours, Krystal haha! |
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May 25 2008, 01:28 PM
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Almost Cool Group: Member Posts: 43 Joined: 24-May 08 From: CAli! Member No.: 100926 Name: Stephanie Gender: Female |
Both my parents say it with the utmost certainty that my very first, and favorite, word was "NO".....lol I'm a dork!
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