The other day, I meant to tell Jessica that I won a coupon for a dozen free doughnuts in a way that Colin, our two year old, would not understand (since, if he heard the word –which he recognizes– he would insist on doughnuts). I tried to spell it aloud, as my parents did in such situations, but misspelled “doughnuts” so badly, Jessica had no idea what I was talking about:
“I have a coupon for a dozen free D-O-N… O?.. T.. …hmm… …hold on…”
Eventually, I spelled “C…A…K…E” and cupped my hands into a circle, as though I was describing doughnuts to a foreigner, who had never seen them before and speaks no English.
Jessica was so baffled that, when she finally did figure out what I was talking about, she blurted out “Doughnuts!!”, as though it were the answer to a Jeopardy question. “Doughnuts?!”, Colin responded with enthusiasm.
Colin repeated “doughnuts” for ten straight minutes, walking throughout the apartment to find them. We eventually went to the store, to redeem the coupon.
I blame the century, not the man.
May 7th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
She should have waited; what you were spelling out was: “D-O-N-O-T-S-A-Y-D-O-U-G-H-N-U-T-S”
May 7th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Sean Flannery Ha- believe it or not, Adam, that would be the most complicated sentence I have ever constructed without the assistance of a spell checker
May 7th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
That’s my grandson