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What was your babies first words

(37 Posts)
Grandma70s Sat 11-May-24 07:14:59

Both my children had the same first words, though perhaps in a different order - light, and (ba)nana.

Cabbie21 Sat 11-May-24 07:08:09

It is in pedants’ corner because of a missing apostrophe and because it is grammatically incorrect: a singular verb with a plural subject.
My eldest child’s first words were Dada, doggy, though we didn’t have one, and Obidah= Banana!

BlueBelle Sat 11-May-24 06:53:20

Don’t understand is this meant to be in pendants !!
Anyway I m sorry I can’t remember

Greta Sat 11-May-24 06:44:21

We are often told on Pedants' Corner that spelling and grammar mistakes don't matter as long as the meaning is clear. I've always found that a weak argument.

BigBertha1 Sat 11-May-24 06:39:14

I get the real point of the posting but just to say that DD2s first words were DuppDee....still says it now.

Curtaintwitcher Sat 11-May-24 06:27:18

I remember my son's first sentence. He had been feeling unwell, so I brought him into bed with me. My bedroom faced east and I was woken by him banging me on the head and saying, 'Mummy, look, it's the sun!'. as the sun was coming up. He was just a year old then.

nanna8 Sat 11-May-24 01:10:03

One of them ( the eldest) was the word ‘no’. Nothing’s changed there!

NotSpaghetti Sat 11-May-24 00:54:22

I think Witzend was telling us what she'd seen elsewhere - not asking us!
That's probably why it's in Pedants’ Corner!

maddyone Fri 10-May-24 23:29:07

As it’s a pedant question, are you asking about all our babies?
Or just the words of one baby (baby’s)

RosiesMaw Fri 10-May-24 23:15:30

As it’s Pedants’ Corner - “What were your baby’s /your babies’ first words?

Romola Fri 10-May-24 18:54:23

Well, his first whole sentence as I struggled one evening with his Terry nappy (remember them?) was "What's the matter with that bloody pin?" I did take more care with my language after that.

Witzend Fri 10-May-24 18:30:22

Just seen elsewhere. 😩