Sunday, March 8, 2009

Too Spicy

Clara's saying some funny things recently.  She doesn't really seem to understand the fine difference between "I don't want" and "I don't like."  So, for instance, she'll eat 3/4 of a banana, and then hand the rest back to you, saying "I don't like it banana."

Which is also funny, because she doesn't seem to understand that you don't use "it" if you actually specify an object.  So she will say "I don't like it shoes," or "I don't like it Lee screaming," or "I don't like it bedtime."  

Recently she also seems to have picked up a misconception regarding the word "spicy."  Spicy came into her vocabulary in a normal manner.  Something she ate a few weeks ago was "too spicy."  But now suddenly, everything she doesn't like is "too spicy."  I told her a few days ago that it was almost dinnertime, and she said "I don't like it dinner.  Too spicy."  And today she said "I don't like it ride in car.  Too spicy."  

Lee, as worldly as she is, either laughs or looks at me and rolls her eyes, as if to say "Oh, that Clara."  

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