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Subject: [OLDWORDS] Child's misunderstanding of words
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:22:44 -0500


>From the MOUN-tains,
To the PRAIR-ies,
To the O-ceans,
Vide-vee-VOAM!

Alexandra
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:20:58 EDT writes:
> I am from WV and we always said flat as a "fritter." Its strange how
we misunderstand words as children. When my child was four he really got
upset because he thought I was catching a "mouth" in a trap.
>
> B Miller

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