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Howjado Thu 03-Nov-16 18:33:11

My DGD, who turned 3 in August, asked me,
"Grandma, is it two mice but one mouse?"
"Yes sweat heart".
"And two geese but one goose?"
"That's right. Clever girl".
"And two foxes but one fock?"
"Ahh".

TerriBull Fri 04-Nov-16 17:39:12

My son really liked something called cubunter when he was 3. Later on in life, maybe a year or so, in the school nursery play he was chosen to play Joseph who he informed me was the father of Little Baby Cheeses. My other son stumbled upon my old record collection a few years ago and said "Hey mum can I have your "vin yell"

Lindajoy Fri 04-Nov-16 17:24:47

Hosanas for sultanas, I presume!

grannypiper Fri 04-Nov-16 17:09:56

My DD when little called animals aminals and even now i have to stop and think about which is correct as both sound right.

oldgoose Fri 04-Nov-16 17:06:26

My 9 year old Grand-daughter is autistic and kept asking her Mummy why she was different and why she went to a different school to her brother and sister. My daughter decided it was about time she explained about my GD's condition, and she seemed to understand and satisfied with what she was told. When I went to see them she ran up to me and said
"Guess what Nanny. I've got autumnism !"
Very apt for this time of year.

Hattiehelga Fri 04-Nov-16 16:35:56

My son aged 8 (42 now !) told friends we had a new garden Haddock. The Hammock was thus known for evermore.

thatbags Fri 04-Nov-16 16:31:03

Minibags has never liked pissghetti.

Kate51 Fri 04-Nov-16 15:37:17

my little brother used to regularly suffer from the haircups (hiccups)

Maggiemaybe Fri 04-Nov-16 15:33:09

One of my DC used to say radiheater for radiator. We went along with it!

GDS2 tries so hard sometimes to manage new words. He was telling us that he had a friend on a certain street. "I have vitised, viditsed, vitisted, vistided, visideted her...I have done that lots of times".

Hooligran Fri 04-Nov-16 14:41:26

My grandson was having difficulties saying microwave. So I tried to help. Split it up into Mi - cro - wave he carefully said each part of the word. Now lets put it all together - Microwave I said and very carefully he said Yourcrowave. mmmm.

Anniep1 Fri 04-Nov-16 14:28:57

My son to his 4 year old daughter 'I asked you not to wake Nanny up' to which she answered 'I didn't wake her up I just kept tapping her until she turned on'!!!

hopeful1 Fri 04-Nov-16 14:20:52

Love these little quotes.. I was looking after my 2 year old GS this morning when he declared he liked his yellow bike. Thinking I had missed something I said where is this your yellow bike? In the shop he replied. Silly me!

storynanny Fri 04-Nov-16 13:52:49

I asked my grandson what mummy was dressing up as for halloween
Answer (loudly in a cafe) "mummy is a bitch" he couldnt pronounce w

vee Fri 04-Nov-16 13:44:07

I was cooking lunch for my little granddaughters, and told them I had put some wedges in the oven. Our 3 year old replied: "I've got a weggie in my knickers Nana!" How do you explain that one!? ?

moira13 Fri 04-Nov-16 13:15:05

When my DS was about 2 he thought his dad's beer was called Bugweiser and that's what it is to this day.

Jan51 Fri 04-Nov-16 13:07:36

Playing Hangman with my 9 yr old grandson. His offering for me to guess 'I am a clever clocks'

winifred01 Fri 04-Nov-16 13:05:52

Some years ago when my DGC were with us for lunch on a sunny day. I couldn't decide weather to eat in the garden- I said to my husband Shall we eat al fresco? DGD ' Oh yes Grandma I love al frescos!

pollyperkins Fri 04-Nov-16 13:05:03

Love these! Didnt get hosanas reference though.

Anya Fri 04-Nov-16 12:59:33

Had to read that twice but got it now!

JackyB Fri 04-Nov-16 12:58:10

A friend of my sister's - not a child, but a woman well into her 60s at the time - whilst reading a recipe, once asked "What's 'man get out'?"

AlieOxon Fri 04-Nov-16 12:28:11

Mine said 'Scramble Deggs'

sarahellenwhitney Fri 04-Nov-16 12:07:27

Our eldest daughter at two years old when shown a 'hedgehog' had her own word for it as an 'age og'.Even years later we would always say oh look there's an age og for any hedgehog we observed in our garden

empire Fri 04-Nov-16 12:05:03

My daughter aged four, commenting on a snail climbing up a wall - "Oh look, he's got his testicles out!", sounds painful to me.

chicken Fri 04-Nov-16 12:02:13

My sister when little, and told not to argue, replied " And don't you arg ME."

Angela1961 Fri 04-Nov-16 11:25:17

' If we have rice pudding, can you put hosanas in ' . Bless them.

HootyMcOwlface Fri 04-Nov-16 11:23:25

My daughter aged about 7 or 8 very grumpily reading a school book - "What the heck is a 'pig-ee-on' anyway?!" - It's a pigeon darling.