Of askidents and snunks

Rick & I were talking the other day and I was commenting on how many words we don’t say properly because of the kids – because we say them wrong with the kids and then that becomes our new reality. And then we thought it would be fun to make a list.

• Askident = accident. I honestly say askident instead of accident all the time now. I can’t stop.
• Flordida = Florida. This is waning because Mallory has been saying it properly for a while now but sometimes we still slip up. Mostly my dad.
• Plum trees = palm trees. Adorable.
• Ruv/scruv = rub/scrub. As in “mom, will you ruv my arm for me” (at bedtime).
• Snunk = skunk. Mallory is almost 100% using skunk but we still say snunk.
• Wallermelon = watermelon. Love.
• Flop Flops = Flip Flops (Mallory). Mallory had everyone at daycare calling them flop flops back when she was little. She gets mad if I call them that now. Blah.
• Bip-bops = Flip Flops (Carson). I’m trying to determine if it’s nature or nurture that my kids love flip flops.
• Esspressaway = expressway.
• Shouldaved = should have. As in: “Mom, you shouldaved letted me have chocolate milk for dinner.”
• Smooky Forest = spooky forest
• Soil Sauce = soy sauce. SO FUNNY.
• Compudeeder = computer (we still say this, and so do Tad & Susan, but Mallory says it properly now).
• Tookey = turkey – another one that she says right that we say wrong still.