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From Alpha to Google
Today Christopher heard his friend ask me to Google something. I saw him mouth the word to himself, appearing to file it away for future reference.
Well, it didn't take long for him to attempt to use the word in a sentence. I think he's operating under one of two principals (time will tell):
1. When you don't know what something means, make it up and you'll sound smart.
2. When you want to make your mom laugh, insist that something nonsensical is true.
Here's what he told me:
C: (with smile in voice) "Mom, do you know what the last letter in the alphabet is?"
Me: "What is it, honey?"
C: "It's Google."
Me: "Huh. I had no idea!"
C: "Yeah and you know what sound it makes?"
Me: (I can only guess) "What sound does it make?"
C: "pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbp"
FYI: pbpbpbpbpbpbpbbpbpbpbpb is how you (I) write the sound for raspberries.
Then he went through each letter of the alphabet, telling me the sound it makes, triumphantly spitting on me from the back seat of the car when he got to Google.
Strange Botwin, that's for sure.
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